Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/22
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Uh oh, three times, and now four. That's not too happy a situation.
My R8 and Drive have never been whacked, so I do wonder how they might
have got out of alignment. Over the last few weeks I've been using the
Drive for it's features other than advancing the film, ie, the manual
advance, the vertical shutter button and the rewind. Interestingly,
the rewind has decided not to work more than a few times. On those
occasions I've thought it was that the film had been pulled too tight
on the last frame. Maybe it's been off colour all along? Thanks for
your input Ken.
Rick.
On Monday, June 23, 2003, at 12:53 PM, Ken Lai wrote:
> 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.
>>
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