Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 12/11/01 2:54 PM, "Robert Rose" <rjr@usip.com> wrote: > I need the collective wisdom of the LUG to help me with my battle with Leica > Repair in NJ. > > The problem is with my M6 classic and flash synchronization. Intermittently, > the flash does not synchronize with the shutter. Two pictures in a row; one > will be okay and the next one not okay. > > There is one odd correlation: the incorrect flash synch always happens if, > while winding the shutter, the flash goes off. This can be very annoying, but > it also means that I am never sure whether a picture will come out using > flash. > > The M6 has been to Leica service 3 times. I have even sent them negatives > showing side by side frames, one good one bad. Their response now is that the > camera is okay, "tell the customer to use 1/50 second." They must think I am > an idiot. > > I even searched the archives and found other problems using flash, where the > flash fired while the shutter was advanced. > > I am thinking that there must be some contact point on the shutter that is > tripping the flash early, and hitting the flash contact on the shutter wind. > > Any idea why this is happening so that I can tell the Leica people what to do > will be appreciated. > > Robert Rose > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html Is this with the flash pc cord connector outlet on the back or the hot shoe on the top? I had a similar problem on an M4-P turned out to be a semi-flakey connection with the hot shoe and they were only testing the PC outlet and never tested the shoe contact - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html