Q3 mark on leaf shutter

[Ilgaz]

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Is a mark / smear (the vertical long whiteish line) like this normal on the shutter curtain ? If yes what is the cause of it ? Is there something to worry about ? I have seen cameras with mold/ fungus and stuff like this really concerns me. 

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Edited January 10 by Ilgaz

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[bobtodrick]

First, the Q has a leaf shutter, so doesn’t have shutter curtains.

Second, looking at your previous posts you seem to be on a mission to find amy little inconsequential marks on your gear.

[Ilgaz]

2 minutes ago, bobtodrick said:

First, the Q has a leaf shutter, so doesn’t have shutter curtains.

Second, looking at your previous posts you seem to be on a mission to find amy little inconsequential marks on your gear.

Honestly I would say I over fixate on stuff like this. Mostly because these are the first very expensive gear I have and being a little bit inexperienced I can’t tell what I should be worried about and what I should not be worried about. Honestly I can tell Seeing stuff on the internet made me a little bir paranoid about the gear I own.

[bobtodrick]

6 minutes ago, Ilgaz said:

Honestly I would say I over fixate on stuff like this. Mostly because these are the first very expensive gear I have and being a little bit inexperienced I can’t tell what I should be worried about and what I should not be worried about. Honestly I can tell Seeing stuff on the internet made me a little bir paranoid about the gear I own.

Enough said…and yes it easy to obsess about Leica gear considering the price.

In my opinion you have nothing to worry about…just go out and take some wonderful photos 😀

[Dazzajl]

Seconded. There doesn't seem to be anything there to be alarmed about at all. That looks like a very normal mark in the raw material.

Things to be worried about are normally, something you can see on the images, something that feels different to how it was or something that sounds different to how it was. You have a very lovely camera and I hope you enjoy it for many years to come

[jmschuh]

Am 10.1.2025 um 23:32 schrieb Ilgaz:

Honestly I would say I over fixate on stuff like this. Mostly because these are the first very expensive gear I have and being a little bit inexperienced I can’t tell what I should be worried about and what I should not be worried about. Honestly I can tell Seeing stuff on the internet made me a little bir paranoid about the gear I own.

Spend less time on the internet and more time going out, breathing fresh air and taking photos.

That's what the Leica products are made for. 

[M11 for me]

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Am 10.1.2025 um 23:53 schrieb Dazzajl:

That looks like a very normal mark in the raw material

But that should not be at that price. All parts should be polished like the movement of a Rolex 😤

[Le Chef]

33 minutes ago, M11 for me said:

But that should not be at that price. All parts should be polished like the movement of a Rolex 😤

If that’s the case they would look like crap. Rolex’s movement finishing is poor to non-existent by comparison to other manufactures.

[M11 for me]

vor 2 Minuten schrieb Le Chef:

Rolex’s movement finishing is poor to non-existent by comparison to other manufactures

Here I must say that you are right. But that is what I meant regarding the leaf shutter 🤣

[Olaf_ZG]

C’mon! Every Leica owner wants some brassing to show off the Leica is used! There’s no better sign of usage than brassing on the shutter…