rawchop Posted December 31, 2017 Share #1 Â Posted December 31, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi All, Joined this forum to get some info on a Leica M-4 I have. The camera is pretty clean inside and out. When I cycled through the shutter speeds they worked fine until I reach 30 (1/30 second). I think the lightning bolt symbol in between 60 and 30 is 50. The shutter worked fine on that symbol but anything below, the shutter stays open. I have to put it on the B (bulb) to get it to close. Was wondering if anyone out there has info to share on this. Â Thanks in advance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tom R Posted January 1, 2018 Share #2 Â Posted January 1, 2018 Sounds like you need to have that unit Cleaned, Lubricated and Adjusted by a qualified technician. I'm sure that many on this forum will have recommendations depending upon your location. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB_tx Posted January 1, 2018 Share #3 Â Posted January 1, 2018 Shutter speeds below 1/50 rely on a separate "clockwork" delay mechanism. if it is stuck with dried lubricant it will act this way. Probably just needs a cleaning. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spydrxx Posted January 1, 2018 Share #4 Â Posted January 1, 2018 Drop down to the Leica Collectors & Historica forum. The first entry is a list of repair persons with various locations worldwide who have been used by forum members. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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