Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The shutter is not self capping. The slit is open all the time. If you advance the film (and cock the shutter), it will expose the film again. This is why you need the leather cap over the lens when advancing the film or adjusting the shutter speed. John Collier > From: "Nash Computer Technology" <nashcom@btinternet.com> > > This is probably a daft question, but I've not been able to work out why you > need to put > the lens cap on the Leica O when you advance the film. Surely the shutter is > only open > when you're taking the picture? Is it something to do with the shutter being > opened as > part of its retensioning routine when you advance the film? I've not seen the > camera, > just some reviews, but they just glossed over this area as another of its > foibles. > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html