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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] the m6 shutter smack
From: souljer@mac.com
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 16:10:15 -0700

No wonder my M6s work so good! As you may have read in my previous post, 
they've gotten smacked around lots of times. And here I was worried, 
silly me. It's a Leica certified technique for keeping them healthy!

Gunnar
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On Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at 01:54  PM, Rei Shinozuka wrote:

> 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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