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Hi folks,

 

Wondering if anyone on here has ever experienced a physically sticky thumbwheel on the back of their M9. I bought my camera used and didn't notice it's stickiness much when I tested it out, but I feel like I notice it all the time now during real world use.

 

The wheel spins downward with my thumb just fine, but going up it's not as smooth and sometimes stick. Then needs a little more oomph to get around. It doesn't however affect the controls on the LCD screen. I've tried cleaning out the grooves to see if there was any dust which helped a bit, but the stickiness comes back. Does anyone know if Leica lubricates this part of the camera at all?

 

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

 

Braniff

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Had the same problem more or less from the beginning, it got worse over time and then in addition the arrow buttons started to go nuts - for example when I wanted to scroll though my images and pressed the "left arrow" button once, I got 2 or even 3 "jumps". In the end Leica replaced the whole tumbwheel...

 

Michael

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Had the same problem more or less from the beginning, it got worse over time and then in addition the arrow buttons started to go nuts - for example when I wanted to scroll though my images and pressed the "left arrow" button once, I got 2 or even 3 "jumps". In the end Leica replaced the whole tumbwheel...

 

Michael

 

Hey Michael, was your M9 still under warranty at the time or did you have to pay out of pocket? Did Leica NJ replace it for you? How long did they take?

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I often experience a slightly sticky knob. Ehhem. It's often quite hard to turn it without using quite a lot of pressure. This in turn causes more friction and makes it jam. It's the kind of plastic that gets shinier over time. It needs sharper teeth for my slippery thumbs. The arrow buttons negate some of these issues.

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my M9-P thumbwheel is also a little sticky as well when compare to my friend's M9 or M9P, but no where close to cause impairment to its functionality. i just always thought i was being more gentle to it than others :p no experience on the faulty arrow dials though.

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