Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If the m8 weren't under warranty I'd be tempted to give the sticking linkage a tiny shot of wd-40 -- the hack mechanics cure. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i at earthlink.net> Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:04:44 To: 'Leica Users Group'<lug at leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 RF froze up today I think, as I read it, it has to do with the focus cam mechanism.... My Tri- Elmar, when modified by me to use the Milich 6 bit coding adaptation, sticks the frame selector..... funny that when I actually take a picture, it sometimes goes away, sometimes not..... I think it has to do with the spring in the lens mount on my lens.. Frank Filippone red735i at earthlink.net -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+red735i=earthlink.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of grduprey at mchsi.com Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 7:21 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 RF froze up today His problem was with the frame selector, nothing to do with the shutter. It effects the lens frame selection only, the rest of the camera works just fine. Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Justianto" <jsjgroups at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 11:41:10 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 RF froze up today Does the lcd stating "shutter fault"? Jsj On 2/17/10, grduprey at mchsi.com <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote: > Vick, > > Thanks for the clarification. Should be a quick fix. > > Gene > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vick Ko" <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 10:25:22 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 RF froze up today > > Gene > > The RF arm movement is sticky. > > For instance, if I rack the lens back to infinity and then out to the > close focus distance, the arm sticks in, and then as the lens cam moves > out, the arm doesn't "follow" the cam, and then of course, the camera > doesn't show focus properly. > > And if I move the lever arm with my finger, the movement feels very > gritty. > > It's going back to Leica NJ on Monday. I'm not happy with it. > > ...Vick > > > > grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: >> Vick, >> >> I'm not sure what the failure was by your description. Are you saying the >> camera died or the frame selection froze? >> >> Gene > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information