HELP! Leica CL Shutter Problem

[leicaauthority]

Hello folks!
I recently just acquired a Leica CL.

Everything seemed to work okay, slower speeds were firing okay and the meter was working fine.

I have a habit of playing with cameras, cocking and firing, while watching TV or just chilling.

As I was playing with the Leica CL, I noticed that the shutter sound was unusually quiet. Too quiet.

So I opened the back and saw that the shutter curtain wasn't opening at all. When I crank the lever, the curtain seems to move up but it wouldn't stay up, it would just fall back down.

I took a video to show the problem:

https://we.tl/t-YXQfXRD0st

Does anyone know what might be the problem and have a solution for it?
Any input would be much appreciated!

 

[Godfrey]

I can't see your video without signing up for some new service I've never heard of before and likely will never use again. Put it on YouTube... 🙂

Anyway, the shutter needs to be serviced. I'd send it off to Don Goldberg <dagcam@chorus.net> ... send him an email first. The Leica CL camera's shutter is complicated by the mechanical arm that the light meter sensor is mounted on, I personally wouldn't muck with it myself.

G