Weird behavior on Leotax ltm body

[weihsuan]

Hi all,

I have a Leotax T2 ltm body, one that has a high speed knob on top of the camera, and a slow speed knob on the front (like a iiic/iiif). No self timer. It also has a 50mm frameline in the finder which is nice.

When the slow speed knob is set to anything other than 1/30s (ie. 1s, 1/2s, etc), the shutter will release at the slow speed setting. This is regardless of the high speed setting. So I can have my high speed setting set at 1/125s, slow speed at 1/2s, shutter will release at 1/2s.

Additionally, the last bit of shutter advance is rough when the slow speed knob is set to anything other than 1/30s.

I'll think that there's something wrong as my iiif does not behave this way. But could this be the way Leotaxes were built?

Can anyone comment on this?

Thank you!

 

[02Pilot]

The camera simply needs to be serviced. More than likely it's just a case of failed lubricants binding part of the speed selection mechanism, thus keeping the slow speed escapement engaged when it shouldn't be.

 

[Peter Jennings]

I had one of those Leotax models before. That is NOT normal behavior. I also recommend you have it serviced. it does have a nice viewfinder. If it's working well it can be a pleasure to shoot.

 

[weihsuan]

Thank you both for the confirmation.

I'll consider sending it in for service although it doesnt really hurt the usage for now.

 

[rgraphex]

I had several leotax cameras in the past. I seen a camera apart there is spring and a metal tab. (thin easy to bend) anyhow if the spring is moved or tab bent the camera will not advance correctly. The camera will need serviced.