brill64 Posted February 26, 2009 Share #1 Â Posted February 26, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) ..have any forum members found that their m7 on/off switch and film advance lever have become scarily loose and wobbly? mine has with a couple of mm of play. is this something i can adjust myself or better send it back to leica service centre? Â john Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mhulbert Posted February 26, 2009 Share #2 Â Posted February 26, 2009 No. The only trouble I have had in that neck of the woods with the 7 is a slightly sticky shutter trigger from time to time, which seems to resolve itself. Is the film advance itself and base of the shutter button solid? Is the play up and down or side to side? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brill64 Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share #3 Â Posted February 26, 2009 there is actually quite a lot of play up and down, the on o/ff switch, the frame advance lever, like a screw has worked it's way loose from inside the top cover plate and the sections of the switch, frame lever and release button have space between them. there seems to be no visible way of tightening it from the outside so i think i need a technician to look at it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted February 26, 2009 Share #4 Â Posted February 26, 2009 Sounds like the 'ring' around the shutter release has worked loose. You ideally need a special tool which clamps around it to tighten it fully but just try gripping it with your fingers and turning or maybe pressing your hand onto it and turning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplomley Posted February 27, 2009 Share #5 Â Posted February 27, 2009 My on/off switch is a tad on the loose side, but the film advance is o.k. Bought it new a few weeks ago, and just assumed it was normal. Perhaps not! I have also noticed a bit of vibration (like a hum) after the shutter closes. Don't ever remember this with the M6, so I just figured that was a feature of the electronic shutter??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted February 28, 2009 Share #6 Â Posted February 28, 2009 So, you have one of the M7 'hummers' as they're called..........nothing you can do apparently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brill64 Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share #7 Â Posted February 28, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) ..thanks for your input, guys, very much appreciated. i had a go at finger tightening as suggested and not much luck so it looks like that anti-wobble tool is pretty important. reluctant to add a pair of thin nosed pliers into the equation i think i'll pop down to the local service center and see if i can catch the technician in a good mood before lunch on monday. thanks guys! Â john Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jplomley Posted February 28, 2009 Share #8 Â Posted February 28, 2009 James, I'm not sure that the occasional hum really effects performance. it happens after the shutter closes and is quite minimal. Any idea what causes it? The camera is only three weeks old, so i could probably just return it. As an aside, I searched for M7 hummers and did not get any hits. Do you have a thread bookmarked somewhere? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted February 28, 2009 Share #9 Â Posted February 28, 2009 I'm sorry Jeff I was joking about the 'hummers'. I don't know what kind of noise the M7 makes, maybe someone with one can answer you. It has a metal shutter doesn't it? They usually make a feint noise after closing, bit like after a bell has been struck before the noise disappears! (hard to explain that one!). Just checked my R3 and it does this, but I do mean feint. Â Basically if you're unsure the easiest thing would be to check another M7 and see how it sounds compared to yours - take it back to the dealer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
underground Posted February 28, 2009 Share #10  Posted February 28, 2009 I'm sorry Jeff I was joking about the 'hummers'. I don't know what kind of noise the M7 makes, maybe someone with one can answer you. It has a metal shutter doesn't it? They usually make a feint noise after closing, bit like after a bell has been struck before the noise disappears! (hard to explain that one!). Just checked my R3 and it does this, but I do mean feint. My M7 has a cloth shutter, and is supper quiet. there is no hum, or faint noise from mine anyway.  brill64. you should return it, you shouldn't have any of those issues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob338 Posted March 2, 2009 Share #11  Posted March 2, 2009 ..have any forum members found that their m7 on/off switch and film advance lever have become scarily loose and wobbly? mine has with a couple of mm of play. is this something i can adjust myself or better send it back to leica service centre? john  i have a second hand and heavily used m7 that arrived with a slightly wobbly advance lever, and the on/off switch wouldn't positively lock in either position. i sent it to leica and was charged $35 for the repair. the nice thing was that they looked over the entire camera for other needed repairs and it checked out just fine, so i know i got a decent camera. customer service also told me that if the camera needs to be adjusted in any way, the technicians usually just do it while it's open and don't charge for it. the only downside was that while it only took a few days for the estimate, it took about 6 weeks to get the repair done and shipped back.  bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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