Out of hibernation..

[satureyes]

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I've been on a little creative 'hiatus' - working quite a lot but not really using my M stuff at all. 

I'm looking to see who is the current recommendation for an M6 service. I bought it a few years back and it's cosmetically in great condition but I find the shutter speed dial isn't very easy to move. I think it may need a clean or someone said the pin may be bent but I don't know what the pin is, and I don't want to find out. 

I think I went to Aperture in London ages ago and I wasn't overly convinced they'd be able to help when I chatted to them.

It may well be the way it is but I'd like someone who knows their stuff to take a look and then hopefully fix it. Might be worth giving it a CLA also whilst it's there. 

Who/Where's the place to go these days?

[ktmrider2]

I like Sherry and Youxin Ye.  Don't know current prices but Ye has always responded to emails and phone calls.

[logan2z]

55 minutes ago, ktmrider2 said:

I like Sherry and Youxin Ye.  Don't know current prices but Ye has always responded to emails and phone calls.

The OP is in the UK. 

[Huss]

Before taking it anywhere take a look yourself.  You will see there is a small philips head screw holding the shutter speed dial on.  Remove that screw, remove the dial and you should see another slotted screw underneath.  Slightly loosen that - by loosening it up then snugging it back up but not too much.  Reattach the shutter speed dial + screw and see if that makes a difference.

Any decent camera tech can check this for you if you dont want to.  You dont need to go to a Leica place for something like this.  You should be able to move the dial with one finger.

Edited November 10, 2022 by Huss

[LocalHero1953]

In the UK Cameraworks UK and Malcolm Taylor. Aperture has a reasonable reputation. I would avoid Camera Obscura (there's a thread here with the problems they have caused).

[satureyes]

7 hours ago, Huss said:

Before taking it anywhere take a look yourself.  You will see there is a small philips head screw holding the shutter speed dial on.  Remove that screw, remove the dial and you should see another slotted screw underneath.  Slightly loosen that - by loosening it up then snugging it back up but not too much.  Reattach the shutter speed dial + screw and see if that makes a difference.

Any decent camera tech can check this for you if you dont want to.  You dont need to go to a Leica place for something like this.  You should be able to move the dial with one finger.

Well f-me that was easy. I remember taking the dial off when I got it to have a look but didn't want to mess. The screw under the dial was quite tightly in there so I undid and re-tightened and Im pretty sure it's made it tonnes better. 

I need to look at another M6 to compare. I'm very used to the digital M's which have much smoother dials I think. 

Cameraworks is the place to send Leicas it seems but looks like almost £500 for a full service. I was thinking £250 would be what the cost was. 

Edited November 10, 2022 by satureyes

[Huss]

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Nice!  In the owner's manual Leica recommends that if you do not use the camera, to exercise the shutter and all the bits that move several times every 3 months.

I would just sit there, turning the shutter speed dial for a while to let things loosen up some more.  I also have an M10 (as well as M7) and those have bigger shutter speed dials which are definitely a lot easier to turn than on my MP which has the same dial as your M6.

I would put some film in it, go out and use it, see the results then determine if you need a service.