Guest Walt Posted September 1, 2007 Share #1 Posted September 1, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I've been quite unhappy with the feel of the shutter release on this camera, and I have one body that I thought was about ready to send back to Leica--getting tighter and rougher by the day. Well, I found a remarkably simple fix: blow out around the shutter button with compressed air. Remarkably, this has restored the deteriorating camera to normal feel. Although I normally wipe and blow off cameras every few days, I have not been directing air this precisely around the button. So, it's not the best release in the world, but it's certainly completely acceptable now. I'm astonished. Mark Norton will understand the construction better than I. I never did this with M film cameras, but with the M8 it is now a simple and mandatory procedure for me. It's cheap, it works, what more could you ask for? I have to say it again: I'm absolutely astonished!!! Walt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cocker Posted September 2, 2007 Share #2 Posted September 2, 2007 Thanks - I hadn't thought of "blowing - off" my M8 - now I have a new pastime. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbuckley Posted September 2, 2007 Share #3 Posted September 2, 2007 I wish I had thought of this when sand got into my shutter whilst in the desert of Utah... It would have save me... oh, I don't even want to begin... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted September 2, 2007 Share #4 Posted September 2, 2007 Interesting solution. I can certainly appreciate that getting dust and grit in there is going to change the way it feels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted September 2, 2007 Share #5 Posted September 2, 2007 Also I found it tends to run in and get smoother after a few thousand shots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Walt Posted September 2, 2007 Share #6 Posted September 2, 2007 Mark- I am wondering how this is constructed- how deep and wide is the space around the button (between the button and the collar), how well is it sealed and how far down is the seal? The change in feel with an accumulation of debris is enough that the force required to trip the shutter becomes unpredictable and, with use of expected force, I either don't trip the shutter or use too much pressure and jar the camera. Dust also explains why the feel is so variable. Freshly blown out, the feel is quite acceptable. Jaap- I thought they were getting smoother with use, for a while, but then the dust thing started. Walt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry Posted September 2, 2007 Share #7 Posted September 2, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Also I found it tends to run in and get smoother after a few thousand shots. Jaap, Much to my delight, I've had the same experience with my camera's release. I keep my camera pretty clean, so I haven't had to use Walt's tip. (BTW, thanks Walt!) Larry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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