jip Posted November 30, 2014 Share #1 Posted November 30, 2014 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I've got a Leica R7 from someone and I just noticed that sometimes when I take a photo it takes more than a second or even two!! Between the mirror up and the actual shutter release. First I thought it was random, bun then after some dry firing I noticed it happend ALWAYS when I aim the camera down at the floor for example, sometimes when I aim it straight in front horizontally.. and it has never happened yet when aiming it at the ceiling... First I thought it might be a computer lag because it has to calculate different light strengths so I tried it in manual with the lens cap on. And it was still the same: Always lagging 1-2 seconds when aiming down, sometimes lagging a bit 0-1 seconds when I aim in front and never when I aim it upwards 45º. So I'm thinking this is mechanical... Any one any thoughts had this before? Would a CLA fix this?! Thanks! EDIT: It seems to me that the rear curtain is sticking a bit or something and that that is the reason why it's not firing when tilted downwards. Edited November 30, 2014 by jip Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wildlightphoto Posted November 30, 2014 Share #2 Posted November 30, 2014 A CLA ought to fix this. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB_tx Posted November 30, 2014 Share #3 Posted November 30, 2014 Yes, do a CLA. I had an R4 develop a similar shutter delay years ago. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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