Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] problem with my M6
From: "onetreehillclw" <onetreehillclw@compaq.net>
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 13:49:34 -0600
References: <B6CBCA4B.12E%Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com>

looks like your shutter needs cleaning. i would recommend
DAG or Focal Point.

Chris Williams

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 5:21 AM
Subject: [Leica] problem with my M6


> > From: Dan Cardish <dcardish@sympatico.ca>
> > Subject: [Leica] problem with my M6
> > Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20010306092516.00982c40@POP6.sympatico.ca>
> > References:
> >
> > I have a problem with my M6 and I'm hoping someone here knows what is
> > happening.
> >
> > Please check out http://www.photoartworld.com/m6.jpg for an example
frame
> > that shows the problem.
> >
> > The image is fairly large (about 146k) as I want the problem to be
clearly
> > visible.  As you can see, there is a thin overexposed verticle band
approx
> > 1/2 mm in width (in real life) and about 1/2 mm from the right edge of
the
> > frame.  The band extends a bit out of the frame and there appears to be
> > some flaring or something to the left of the band.
> >
> > When using the camera, I noticed that occasionally (and especially when
it
> > was cold) after releasing the shutter, the wind mechanism wouldn't work.
I
> > would have to jiggle it repeatedly until the wind lever would engage.  I
> > didn't try forcing it excessively.  This would happen repeatedly.  Also,
> > while the wind lever was stuck, the meter continued to work (ie, the
> > shutter was released and the white spot hidden, yet I could still see
the
> > red LED'd lit in the viewfinder.
> >
> > Any clues?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Dan C.
> Looks like shutter bounce to me CLA called for I guess.
> cheers Frank
>

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