Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It should not have anything to do with cold film. I live in Hong Kong and it's never that cold here, but my motor drive with R8 (kept in a de-humidifying cabinet) has to be returned three times for servicing - twice for not advancing film at all and once for ripping sprocket holes. On all 3 occasions they said the drive mechanism was mis-aligned. Also 2 weeks ago I started getting multiple exposures and the drive does not want to rewind film, so I will be sending it in for the 4th time. Good luck. Ken On Monday, June 23, 2003, at 10:21 AM, Rick Dykstra wrote: > Hi folks. Over the last several Saturdays of quite intense portrait > sessions with soccer clubs, my black R8 fitted with a Motor Drive has > been shearing the sprocket holes of Fuji Reala. This has led to a few > minor tragedies; double exposures, multiple exposures, in the middle > of rolls and at the end. One thing I have learned though; the sound > of the drive sprockets spinning through torn sprocket holes :-l > > In a week I'll send the body and drive away for a checkup/repair. Has > anyone used Leica's Pro Repair Service, with two day turnaround? > Solms has suggested I register. > > Any experience with this sort of thing? It's winter here and the > weather has been cool but it's been happening indoors as well, so I > don't think it can be a cold film problem. It's not an early R8, > serial no 2465542, but the Drive is 01336, although that's not exactly > a prototype either. > > Thanks for any suggestions. Rick Dykstra, Australia. > > -- > 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