New M6 with a little problem.

[jszokoli]

I just purchased a M6 form a member and it has a problem. Now for the most part I'm OK with a 'buyer beware' way of looking at things. I had a chance to look the camera over before I purchased it and saw no warning signs.

So here's the issue I'm having. While shooting my first roll, twice the camera shutter did not fire when the shutter button was pressed, but instead the shutter was tripped when the button was released. When the shutter releases both curtains travel together and result in a unexposed frame. I think I was shooting at 1/500 or 1/1000 at the time. With no film in the camera I have been able to get it to do it only once after firing the camera hundreds of times.

So the question is, is this a serious issue? Or does it sound like something that can be fixed by some sort of adjustment that a Leica repair person can make? If it seems like something more serious then I'm thinking that it may be worth bringing it up with the seller. But if it simple issue I'm OK paying for the adjustment, because the viewfinder does need adjustment as well so it's going to need to make that trip to repair sooner or later anyway.

Thanks,
Joe

 

[Steve Bellayr]

Your shutter is sticking. A CLA should repair this problem.

 

[benmacphoto]

You should send the camera in for a CLA.

 

[Roger Hicks]

No, not a CLA. Send it in for a repair, and ask the repairer to clean it out while he's at it. A "CLA" is all too often code for a pointless and badly executed partial cleaning and unsuitable lubrication.

Oh: and I'd be surprised if it were a serious problem.

Cheers,

R.

 

[jszokoli]

Thanks, Rodger.

That's what I was hoping...

Joe

 

[Rob-F]

I think it would be fair to ask the seller to help with the repair cost.

 

[Vickko]

um, yeah, tiny adjustment needed in the shutter trip shaft/cam. Any competent Leica tech can do it. And Rf adjustment is easy too.

Usual tech recommendations are Luton, Youxin Ye, DAG, S.Krauter, Kindermann, David Yau,....

 

[rfaspen]

Not a huge deal for competent technician. Make sure to describe the problem to them when sending in, just to make sure it gets attention. But, no, it sounds like typical age-related sticking.

Good luck!