Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/12

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Subject: [Leica] r3 shutter is stuck?
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Wed Jan 12 06:00:52 2005

>

dead battery?

ric carter


> Date: 11 Jan 2005 20:33:56 EST
> From: Roger.R.Parent@Hitchcock.ORG (Roger R. Parent)
> Subject: [Leica] r3 shutter is stuck?
> To: lug@leica-users.org
> Message-ID: <87065571@mailbox1.Hitchcock.ORG>
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>
> Help Please.
>
> I'm new to the group and have just experienced a problem with my very 
> first (finally) Leica camera.  I have a R3.  When I tested the timer, 
> the shutter never released and now the camera is just "stuck".  The 
> spot meter no longer works, the shutter won't release, the film 
> advance lever moves but seems to be disconnected from the film spool.  
> Please tell me there's a simple fix.  I haven't even loaded film in 
> this thing yet.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Roger