Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/15

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Subject: [Leica] the m6 shutter smack
From: "Rei Shinozuka" <shino@panix.com>
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 16:54:26 -0400 (EDT)

while shooting at a gathering at a friend's house, my m6 085 after 5 frames 
stuck with the shutter open!  since there were n*k*n and c*n*n shooters
present, i merely excused myself quietly, switched to the m6 072
and continued with no one the wiser.  (wouldn't want to sully the
reputation of the marque! :-)

so anyway, i took the sick m6 down to bergen county camera so as means to
send to leica usa, when rob (their great leica guy) says, "oh yeah, let me try
something" and smacks the baseplate  smartly against the palm of the hand.
the shutter snaps shut, and now works fine at all speeds.  rob said that
they taught one that technique at leica school.    he said to try it out
with film and maybe it was just a fluke without ill after effects.

i ran through a roll of HP5+ that afternoon and the negs look just fine.

i've owned m6's for 15 years and never had that happen, nor had i heard
of the corrective technique.  you learn something new every day.

- -rei

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Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
Ridgewood, New Jersey

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