[LRflex] Re: SL2 Technical Query
- From: Javier Perez <summarex@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 13:20:55 -0700 (PDT)
If you man that by pushing down on ths ST it jams the
camera then I'd say it's an issue with the camera and
not the case. The shutter release shaft snakes behind
the ST and I guess you might have a clearance issue.
I'd leave it as-is now that you have a workaround.
Javier
--- Chris Birchenhall <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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?
>
>
>
> All the best, Chris
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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