Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rei, thank you for passing that information on, very useful to keep for future reference. Karina > > 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 > > -- > Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com > Ridgewood, New Jersey > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html