[Leica] M8 RF froze up today

[hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)]

I would strongly recommend that you DON"T introduce any tiny shot of WD-40
into the chamber where your shutter and sensor live!
Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 18 February 2010 02:26, <rmcclure2 at woh.rr.com> wrote:

> 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 <lug-bounces%2Bred735i>=earthlink.net@
> 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
> >
> >
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