Leica R Cameras New Appreciation Thread (Images, Repairs, Accessories, & More)

[RezaLoghme]

Is the Minolta heritage of these cameras such that they use the same sort of pneumatic damper as the XD-7? If so, excessive shutter lag is due to sticky oil on it, which can be cleaned, with reasonable effort on the Minoltas. Plus the delay can be adjusted.

@Andreas Thaler can explain

Or:

A dead Leica R4 comes back to life.

Marwan el Mozayen on repairing a Leica M4 that one camera repair specialist claimed had a supposed fatal electrical problem.

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[Andreas Thaler]

@Andreas Thaler can explain

Unfortunately not but I looked at it on an XD7:

Minolta XD7 (XD, XD11): Cleaning the pneumatic mirror shock absorber

The Minolta XD7 (XD, XD11) has a pneumatic mirror shock absorber built in, which consists of an air cylinder, air piston and a spiral spring. The proper functioning of the shock absorber can be impaired by dirt in the cylinder, which results in a delayed release of the triggering process. The...

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[RezaLoghme]

Do we need to explain (again) the relationship between Minolta and the R3/R4, or can we assume that this has been discussed and documented extensively already?

Repairing a Leica R4.

Part 2 of Marwan el Mozayen's camera repair story where he repairs a dead Leica R4.

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[Andreas Thaler]

Do we need to explain (again) the relationship between Minolta and the R3/R4, or can we assume that this has been discussed and documented extensively already?

Repairing a Leica R4.

Part 2 of Marwan el Mozayen's camera repair story where he repairs a dead Leica R4.

silvergrainclassics.com

In terms of technology, it makes sense to consider the Leica R3/Minolta XE and Leica R4(s), R5, R-E/Minolta XD pairs, as they have similarities.

Also, more technical documentation is (publicly) available for the two Minoltas.