Simon Delange Posted January 13, 2015 Share #1 Posted January 13, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi, my R9 camera looks blocked : the mirror is upside the sutter seems to be close and the lever is blocked ... No possibity to release... Any idea? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sc_rufctr Posted January 13, 2015 Share #2 Posted January 13, 2015 Does it have good batteries? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Delange Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted January 13, 2015 Does it have good batteries? Yes... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
masjah Posted January 14, 2015 Share #4 Posted January 14, 2015 Yes... You've probably checked all these already, but just in case: (1) Insert new batteries (just in case) (2) Check the position of the mirror lock-up switch (toggle it both ways) (3) Check the position of the double exposure slider (slide it both ways) (4) If there is a partially exposed fillm inside, see if you can operate the rewind button to wind it back into the cassette, then open the back and try to turn the take-up spool manually. Can't think of anything else to try. Good luck! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 15, 2015 Share #5 Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) If all of the above fail I fear the camera is an economic writeoff. A repair to this mechanism is usually quite expensive. I had one with the same problem, and the Leica estimate was about 900 Euro. By all means send it in, it might- just- be something minor, but I doubt it. Edited January 15, 2015 by jaapv 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Delange Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted January 25, 2015 Hi, Thanks for your answers, my camera was OK after many days (?). It had worked again by itself... But I still had any problems after, I think that the R9 simply doesn't like cold at all! The battery loading indiactor always remains OK but I decided to change batteries, it alowed few minutes more but after any minutes (depending wind and temp conditions) the camera used to fail again... The temperature was between -10°C and -5°C, the wind was strong manytime and led the camera to fail more quickly... Any other cold experiences with the R9? May a camera like the R6.2 better in this kind of conditions? Simon Delange - Simon Delange 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc_rufctr Posted January 26, 2015 Share #7 Posted January 26, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I would clean the battery contacts and batteries and try again but then again -10°C and -5°C is damn cold. I'd be inside next to a fire. (I'm a Soft Australian ...lol) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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