[LRflex] Re: SL2 Technical Query

At 10/09/2006, you wrote:

>Hi,
>
>
>I'd like to post a technical question on the Leicaflex SL2. I have just
>taken delivery of a Leicatime half case for my SL2. This has thrown up a
>curiosity either about my particular SL2 or its design. On first arrival the
>half case was a tight fit and in particular tightly hugged the self-timer.
>Oddly the film winder jammed after the first wind and shutter release. When
>I took off the case the winder was working normally. Needless to say I was
>puzzled for a good while. Eventually I decided it was something to do with
>the self timer. So I took off the case and applied significant pressure to
>the lower part of the circular base of the self timer. This reproduced the
>phenomena I had experienced with the half case. Let me repeat the winder
>jammed after the first exposure. My conjecture is that the mechanism that
>locks the winder after a film advance is not released after the exposure
>because of the pressure on the self timer base. I have no knowledge of the
>details of the self timer / winder / shutter release interplay but they are
>clearly inter-linked.
>
>
>
>I have since "trained" the half-case so that is does not apply so much
>pressure to the self timer, but the wind on process is still a little sticky
>at times. So here is my question: is this a feature of the SL2 design or a
>"fault" in my camera? Anyone have any clues for me?


HI Chris!

A little late with this... I've not been to active, lately.  Just too busy.

A message passed on to me, however, advises "that the local 
application of "shoe stretch" liquid and
heat from a hair drier plus finger pressure will take care of the too 
tight Luigi cases."

Hope this helps!

Cheers!
---

David Young,
Logan Lake, CANADA

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Personal Web-pages: http://www3.telus.net/~telyt




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