Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gene, I have this intermittently on both my R8 and R9 (both with DMR). I fix this by removing the powerpack, unlocking the back and then reassembling it all. I'm sure it's a contact problem and have to do this every few months. Charlie On 19 Nov 2008, at 17:18, grduprey@mchsi.com wrote: > > Well I have now been playing with my DMR for a day or so, and I have > run into a perplexing problem. After shooting a while the unit will > not cock the shutter. I can remove the power unit and cock the R8 > manually and it then works for a while. Then I have to cock it > manually to get it working again. I can manually cock the shutter > and it works every time. The battery display shows full charge, and > trying to charge the batteries, they charge only for a short time, > which is what I expect if they are indeed charged. A couple of > times it sounded like a sluggish wind, so I tried to charge them, > but as I said they appear to be fully charged. The digital section > seems to work just fine every time, so no complaints there, and the > images are very nice. At this point I am thinking a connection > problem, but very strange. Have any of you run into this problem or > heard of any one that has had it? > > Thanks for any help. > Gene > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information