Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] the m6 shutter smack
From: John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 08:49:16 -0600

Once and you can laugh it off. Twice and it is time for a CLA...

John Collier

On Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at 02:54 PM, Rei Shinozuka wrote:

> 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.

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