PeterL
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Hi,
I jumped up in joy this morning when the mail man rang the bell. I just love opening boxes when there's Leica stuff hidden in it. It's my first Leica body, though, and it has a bit of its own will.
On B and with the lens removed, I can see that the first shutter curtain doesn't open all the way when I keep the shutter depressed. Also, after releasing, when I wind, there seems to be a bit of slack first. So I'm guessing the second curtain also doesn't go all the way. As a matter of fact, I can still see it moving slowly after the exposure is supposed to be finished. The fast shutter speed dial does the same (obviously, since it's coupled with the shutter curtains).
The slow shutter speeds also give a problem. They usually act like the shutter is on B: the shutter stays open (first curtain not entirely open) until I release the button. I checked the iiif manual to see if I'm using the right procedure, and I am. When using 1/4s or slower, the timing mechanism doesn't work fluently: sometimes the "krrrr" is interrupted and nothing happens anymore. Particularly the 1s speed is bad: I need to use the wind button to unblock the shutter.
The take-up spool also feels a bit weird when inserting it, as if it's rubbing against dried up grease. As for the Summitar for which I bought this bundle, it is hazed and the lens barrel isn't smooth. It feels like the oil is dried up.
Does this sound like a rip-off ? I paid €190 for body+lens. I guess that it's normal to get a 1949 camera in urgent need of a CLA from time to time, but I'm rather new to LTM. Before, I bought a Zorki+I-22 in a shop, so I could play with it before I decided, and a Summaron 35/f3.5 in splendid condition on eBay (better than advertised). Maybe my luck was running out and I should quit whining & send the camera to Ukraine for a CLA (what was the guy's name and link again ? Was it Olek ?)
What do you think ?
Peter.
I jumped up in joy this morning when the mail man rang the bell. I just love opening boxes when there's Leica stuff hidden in it. It's my first Leica body, though, and it has a bit of its own will.
On B and with the lens removed, I can see that the first shutter curtain doesn't open all the way when I keep the shutter depressed. Also, after releasing, when I wind, there seems to be a bit of slack first. So I'm guessing the second curtain also doesn't go all the way. As a matter of fact, I can still see it moving slowly after the exposure is supposed to be finished. The fast shutter speed dial does the same (obviously, since it's coupled with the shutter curtains).
The slow shutter speeds also give a problem. They usually act like the shutter is on B: the shutter stays open (first curtain not entirely open) until I release the button. I checked the iiif manual to see if I'm using the right procedure, and I am. When using 1/4s or slower, the timing mechanism doesn't work fluently: sometimes the "krrrr" is interrupted and nothing happens anymore. Particularly the 1s speed is bad: I need to use the wind button to unblock the shutter.
The take-up spool also feels a bit weird when inserting it, as if it's rubbing against dried up grease. As for the Summitar for which I bought this bundle, it is hazed and the lens barrel isn't smooth. It feels like the oil is dried up.
Does this sound like a rip-off ? I paid €190 for body+lens. I guess that it's normal to get a 1949 camera in urgent need of a CLA from time to time, but I'm rather new to LTM. Before, I bought a Zorki+I-22 in a shop, so I could play with it before I decided, and a Summaron 35/f3.5 in splendid condition on eBay (better than advertised). Maybe my luck was running out and I should quit whining & send the camera to Ukraine for a CLA (what was the guy's name and link again ? Was it Olek ?)
What do you think ?
Peter.
