surgiblade Posted August 28, 2007 Share #1 Posted August 28, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well its late- got battery charged,loaded, 1 g Sandisk SD card in, hit shutter- sounded like film winding several times, then Leica on monitor screen- set all stuff on info screen (iso etc) and hit shutter to take picture and NOTHING happened. tried manual, aperature priority- NOTHING- Looked through instruction book-no comment.Is there a Leica DMR for idiots book available ?? HELP !!! Thanks in advance- Mike PS- after Leica and Leicaflex and Leica R8 manuals, the manual for the DMR is a bit of a disappointment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andybarton Posted August 28, 2007 Share #2 Posted August 28, 2007 This is what mine was like when I first bought it. I even left it in the shop the first time because I thought it wasn't going to work. On the assumption that your R8 has had its firmware updated to take the DMR, take it all apart again, and reassemble, making sure ALL the gold contacts are clean and the base is tightly screwed on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterits Posted August 28, 2007 Share #3 Posted August 28, 2007 Well its late- got battery charged,loaded, 1 g Sandisk SD card in, hit shutter- sounded like film winding several times, then Leica on monitor screen- set all stuff on info screen (iso etc) and hit shutter to take picture and NOTHING happened. tried manual, aperature priority- NOTHING- Looked through instruction book-no comment.Is there a Leica DMR for idiots book available ?? HELP !!! Thanks in advance- Mike PS- after Leica and Leicaflex and Leica R8 manuals, the manual for the DMR is a bit of a disappointment. Mike: Try taking the battery out and then snapping it back in again - sounds like a bad contact - this has worked for me in the past (when I first got the DMR) I am having no problems now, after using it for over a year. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maddin Posted August 28, 2007 Share #4 Posted August 28, 2007 Mike, make sure the film rewind release button is not depressed but in its normal "out" position. cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlancasterd Posted August 28, 2007 Share #5 Posted August 28, 2007 Well its late- got battery charged,loaded, 1 g Sandisk SD card in, hit shutter- sounded like film winding several times, then Leica on monitor screen- set all stuff on info screen (iso etc) and hit shutter to take picture and NOTHING happened. tried manual, aperature priority- NOTHING- Looked through instruction book-no comment.Is there a Leica DMR for idiots book available ?? Mike PS- after Leica and Leicaflex and Leica R8 manuals, the manual for the DMR is a bit of a disappointment. Mike - how old is your R8? If it's one of the early ones you may have the original flat-topped contacts in the array that interfaces with the DMR. Later R8s have contacts with a 'pip' in the centre to improve contact. Some R8s - including mine - need to have the contacts replaced before they will work with the DMR. Mine was upgraded f.o.c by Leica in Solms in early 2006, despite the fact that it was then already 8 years old. However, the process took about 2 months - possibly because the camera went initially to Milton Keynes and was sent to Solms only after they couldn't fix it. Touch wood, it's worked very well since it returned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted August 28, 2007 Share #6 Posted August 28, 2007 My R8 has been to Solms for an unrelated problem, but it still came back with the flat contacts. Mine works fine (with the exception of the battery reading, which has only worked once, and that was when I was showing some people how the bottom came off. You can tell when the battery is about to expire by the fact that the motor struggles to cock the shutter...). As an aside, if you want to preserve the battery, you can always turn off the motor drive and the LCD review. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsolomon Posted August 28, 2007 Share #7 Posted August 28, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Mike, do the menu buttons work ? can you chan ge the parameters etc..? are you sure the swing back is closed securely to the camera body ? As some have mentioned there have been issues with camera boby firmware and bottom contacts but is the DMR unit itself working (or does it have power to it when conntected to the camera) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
surgiblade Posted August 28, 2007 Author Share #8 Posted August 28, 2007 Menu buttons work, all settings work, have popped in battery again, - ideas ? Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted August 28, 2007 Share #9 Posted August 28, 2007 How old is the R8, and has it ever been back to base? One time, while assembling m ine, I had to give the base a sharp "thump" with the heel of my hand, to get the contacts all in place. As I said before, it's worth dismantling it and reassembling it, before you send it back to Germany. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmb_ Posted August 28, 2007 Share #10 Posted August 28, 2007 surgiblade Take a look at the instructions below. Pay attention to these points: • With the Digital-Modul-R attached, you should never operate the camera’s rewind release button or its multiple exposure lever. • Always see to it before attaching the Digital-Modul-R that the rewind release button is not locked in its pressed position. • After rewinding a film, the rewind release button is always locked. Before attaching the Digital-Modul-R, it must be unlocked manually. 1. To do so, open the camera’s back, 2. push the multiple exposure lever back once and immediately return it to its resting position, and 3. rotate the film sprocket wheel as indicated in the image. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I would try reattaching the DMR back as per the instructions. I hope this helps. Also, if I remember correctly, some R8's needed some modification/update to work with the DMR. Perhaps someone else knows more about this. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I would try reattaching the DMR back as per the instructions. I hope this helps. Also, if I remember correctly, some R8's needed some modification/update to work with the DMR. Perhaps someone else knows more about this. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/32106-help-with-dmr/?do=findComment&comment=340472'>More sharing options...
andybarton Posted August 28, 2007 Share #11 Posted August 28, 2007 That's right - I remember now. This was probably the reason why mine didn't work the first time the dealer tried to fit it for me (he'd only sold one before mine). I think we had to cock the shutter, then fire, prior to removing the film back and installing the DMR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmb_ Posted August 28, 2007 Share #12 Posted August 28, 2007 That's right Andy, I remember reading about it when you got it and had some problems. In sugiblades first post he says, "hit shutter- sounded like film winding several times". You know what is interesting is that the instructions I posted are NOT in the manual I received with my DMR but they are in a set of instructions I dowloaded from Leica in anticipation of getting the DMR. The manual is almost the same but with a few deviations. Curious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted August 28, 2007 Share #13 Posted August 28, 2007 In sugiblades first post he says, "hit shutter- sounded like film winding several times". That's exactly what mine sounded like - almost as if the motor drive connection wasn't marrying with the socket in the base of the R8 properly. An issue with a freewheeling take-up spool internally could easily cause this sound. I wonder if the same thing is true of the motor-drive unit on a film R8? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisfoto Posted August 28, 2007 Share #14 Posted August 28, 2007 I have had this happen as well. Make sure that the the shutter is cocked, before attaching the DMR back. The Multi-Exposure and Rewind will cause problems. The film advance lever must be in. Occasionally I will forget and pull it out a little, and the shutter will not fire -- Especially when I am switching between the DMR-R8 and the M3 during a shoot. However, I did need to send my camera and back to New Jersey, to get the latest software (firmware) upgrade installed in the R8, at No Charge, when I first got it. It would take a couple of pictures and then the shutter would not fire. After its return from NJ the camera and back has worked great for about 2 years. If you want to make sure that it is functioning properly, send the camera, with back attached to Leica in New Jersey, and have them check it out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhsimmonds Posted August 28, 2007 Share #15 Posted August 28, 2007 I have had the problem with the shutter button not activating when pressed......it's infuriating, especially when neither of the other two fire either! In my case it happened in the middle of a shoot but after I had stopped for a coffee when I put the camera back in it's bag. It happened after taking the cam. out of its bag as the shutter stuck on the next shot. It turned out to be the manual shutter advance lever had moved slightly when taking the R9/DMR out of it's bag. Cocking the shutter manually immediately solved the problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
surgiblade Posted August 28, 2007 Author Share #16 Posted August 28, 2007 Thank you all so much - took apart, all contacts clean,moved the sprocket and at least the winding sound does NOT come on when the camera/DMR are turned on. Will call Leica technical and maybe send back to NJ if needed . Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsteve Posted August 29, 2007 Share #17 Posted August 29, 2007 Thank you all so much - took apart, all contacts clean,moved the sprocket and at least the winding sound does NOT come on when the camera/DMR are turned on. Will call Leica technical and maybe send back to NJ if needed . Mike Does this mean you got it to work? It is not that clear in your post. I have my DMR on a R9. When I tried it on my spare R8, I had the same symptoms, but cleaning the contacts on the camera cured it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
surgiblade Posted August 30, 2007 Author Share #18 Posted August 30, 2007 Again thanks for all the help !!! Had conversation with Dave Elwell at Leica NJ, camera with DMR is winging its way back as we speak- Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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