Jlafuria
Member
Hi, I'm new in these forum. I'm very satisfied to find a forum about rangefinder camera 🙂
I have recently purchased a Leica m4 and I noticed two main problems.
This camera coming from years of several use.
1.The first one is about the shutter button. To release the shutter button I have to press very deeply until the end of the stroke. I already tried to change this setting spinning the flat spring under the diagram base plate. It works for the shutter stiffness but this movement at the same time mess up all the shutter speeds.
Anybody know how to stiffen the shutter button without compromising the shutter speed?
2.The second problem is about the shutter curtain. I noticed that the shutter curtain does not return to the same position after firing at various speeds.
Every time I decrease the shutter speed the edge of the curtain on the left side became visible (see pictures below). I think that it concern something about shutter brake.
Have you any tips to repair it?
I have also the back door that it's a little bit loose.
How can I adjust it?
I read the service manual of this specific camera but I didn't find anything about this two problems. I really want to fix my camera by myself.
Thanks for any advice.
Jacopo
I have recently purchased a Leica m4 and I noticed two main problems.
This camera coming from years of several use.
1.The first one is about the shutter button. To release the shutter button I have to press very deeply until the end of the stroke. I already tried to change this setting spinning the flat spring under the diagram base plate. It works for the shutter stiffness but this movement at the same time mess up all the shutter speeds.
Anybody know how to stiffen the shutter button without compromising the shutter speed?
2.The second problem is about the shutter curtain. I noticed that the shutter curtain does not return to the same position after firing at various speeds.
Every time I decrease the shutter speed the edge of the curtain on the left side became visible (see pictures below). I think that it concern something about shutter brake.
Have you any tips to repair it?
I have also the back door that it's a little bit loose.
How can I adjust it?
I read the service manual of this specific camera but I didn't find anything about this two problems. I really want to fix my camera by myself.
Thanks for any advice.
Jacopo