Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/29

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Subject: [Leica] Re: rollei 3.5 f question
From: langhans at compwrx.com (Aram Langhans)
Date: Fri Oct 29 19:30:48 2004
References: <200410292057.i9TKrVcZ089408@server1.waverley.reid.org>

Dang.  I thought I posted this to the RUG.  Sorry about that.

Aram

> Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 10:12:33 EDT
> From: Summicron1@aol.com
> Subject: [Leica] Re: rollei 3.5 f question
> To: lug@leica-users.org, langhans@compwrx.com
> Message-ID: <13c.4de3877.2eb3a9d1@aol.com>
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> 
> try it with film   in the camera first before you start sending it off
> to 
> repair people-- some of those things don't work unless the film counter
> is 
> operating with film in the camera...
> 
> c trentelman
> In a message dated 10/29/04 7:02:19 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org
> writes:
> 
> 
> > I have a 3.5F and I discoverd it has a problem in that the double
> exposure
> > over-ride lever does not work.  I had it in for a CLA a number of
> years ago
> > (over 10) to a place in Seattle (not sure it is there anymore -
> somwhere on
> > N 5th Ave between 145th and 175th.) when I was going to summer
> school.  I
> > remember thay had to work on it twice.  The first time I got it back,
> > something didn't work (I for got what) so they fixed that.  It has
> been
> > years since I wanted to use the double exposure lever, but the other
> day I
> > tried and it does not release the film wind.  I was wondering if this
> is a
> > simple repair that I might attempt or does it need to go in to a
> reputible
> > repair service.  Is it just a matter of hooking up a lever that they
> forgot
> > to hook up or does the whole camear need to be disassembled?
> > 
> > Aram