Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Need Help With Leica Repair
From: Mark Kronquist <mak@teleport.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 15:08:58 -0800

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
> 
> 
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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


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