StS Posted May 26, 2011 Share #1 Posted May 26, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I guess, if a shutter is producing images like this, the camera is up for a trip to Solms.... http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/architecture/183699-m3-broken-shutter-musikhalle-unilever-haus.html#post1715376 Well, since the M3 is now 56 years old, one can make allowances for letting the curtain slide... Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 Hi StS, Take a look here Shutter issues. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
lincoln_m Posted May 26, 2011 Share #2 Posted May 26, 2011 Is the whole film like that? Can you see the first shutter stops early when the camera is open , no lens and you look through the back on Brief B setting? Might just need some oiling? Lincoln Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted May 26, 2011 Share #3 Posted May 26, 2011 It dosnt need to be sent to Solms to fix the shutter stickiness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StS Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share #4 Posted May 27, 2011 Thank you for your insights. It shows on the whole roll from a certain frame onwards. Strangely, the images look rather underexposed on the exposed part, I would have expected overexposure with a slow shutter. Looking at the back of the camera, the unexposed part is on the right side. When I look through the camera and run the shutter at "B", the only visible difference is, that the edge of the second shutter (the one closer to the badk) is still vislble, when the shutter has closed again. I could try to find a local company to have a look at it. If they find, that the issue is beyond their capabilities or tools, it will need to go to Solms anyhow (postage is the same for me ). But if this is a well known issue or even just the need for a CLA, I can ask a local technician to have a look at it. Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted May 27, 2011 Share #5 Posted May 27, 2011 The Barnack shutter mechanism was widely copied e.g. for early Nikons and Canons. Any good camera technician should be able to repair it. However there are leica specialists, and there is a sticky thread on the forum of their addresses. Alas people expect you to brouse around like hungry elephant. Noel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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