Huss.....did Gus turn out to be wrong?
Thanks for responding Huss. I have to do some additional testing as it has been awhile since I used the camera to any great extent. However, it is does have a problem, best to deal with it now...as opposed to later. I am accruing the information and contacts able to address it when/if necessary.
Hello everyone. Guess I'm a little late on the thread but was hoping someone could help me out. I've just noticed this same leak on a few shots of the last roll I shot. I kept staring at that technical note for quite some time and I just can't figure it out! Apparently, some felt (or even gaffer tape) would do the trick, but I wasn't able to figure out where the tape should go. I genuinely tried to understand the "sketch" but really couldn't.
Was someone around here successful on the task? A photo of the job or a better explanation would be great. This issue is really annoying me so any is welcome. Thanks!
Would you please post some examples for us to see?
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Hello everyone. Guess I'm a little late on the thread but was hoping someone could help me out. I've just noticed this same leak on a few shots of the last roll I shot. I kept staring at that technical note for quite some time and I just can't figure it out! Apparently, some felt (or even gaffer tape) would do the trick, but I wasn't able to figure out where the tape should go. I genuinely tried to understand the "sketch" but really couldn't.
Was someone around here successful on the task? A photo of the job or a better explanation would be great. This issue is really annoying me so any is welcome. Thanks!
Write to Zachs Camera repair and ask him. He fixed mine using that technical note. Explain you are in Portugal so cannot afford to send your camera to him etc
Write to Zachs Camera repair and ask him. He fixed mine using that technical note. Explain you are in Portugal so cannot afford to send your camera to him etc
There must be someone closer to you in continental Europe who can do the repair with the technical note. Maybe even Leica?
I guess Leica could do it, but the note was clear about the possibility of doing it at home, looks like a simple issue in the end... Note sure about the sketch still though, it doesn't make much sense to me. Maybe a fellow user with a little more knowledge could shed some light on it
The key there is the sketch doesn't make much sense to you. The fact that you assume something like gaffer's tape could work shows you might not know what really could be necessary--the elasticity of felt might be imperative. Maybe a technician or someone very familiar with the M5 could do it a home. I would recommend reaching out to a professional.
You're absolutely right, but it would be great to decipher the note because then, if I'm really unable to do it at home, maybe it could help the technician out...
Because you do not quite grasp what is being shown in the sketch does not mean a technician wouldn't.
I actually already did that and he said that he have seen similar instructions but doesn't think that these will completely solve the issue and that his method involves disassemble. I could try answering back and asking if he could nonetheless explain the note to me though... Leitz wrote the note and emphasized that the method would solve the issue, so I'll keep digging into if since it looks cheap, reliable and I could probably do it at home! Thanks
I have been reading this thread out of curiosity only, because I don't have an M5. However I noticed a possible translation issue that may be causing some confusion. I don't speak German either, but I do know that 'licht' means 'light'. So the element in the sketch ('Skizze') labelled 'Lichtleiste' couldn't translate literally as 'film guide'. Google says it translates literally as 'light strip' or 'light bar', suggesting that it is a strip of something or other intended to block light. As explained in the text, the sketch shows the small rangefinder window from the front of the camera, so the film would be >20mm away. I haven't been able to download the French version to compare.
I hope this is helpful.
That confirms my suspicions: 'le guide film de lumiere'must surely mean the film that guides light?
For sure. I can relate to their shortcoming (but I voted wholeheartedly for the UK to stay in the EUI think it is written by a German who does not have complete command of French. A literal translation would be "light film guide.""Film that guides the light" seems like nonsense, and the initial translation does not seem very clear either. What could such a thing be?
For sure. I can relate to their shortcoming (but I voted wholeheartedly for the UK to stay in the EU). Like I said, I think it's a strip of something that blocks light and/or guides it into the right place. Anyone got a photo of the inner workings, or a cutaway model?
For sure. I can relate to their shortcoming (but I voted wholeheartedly for the UK to stay in the EU). Like I said, I think it's a strip of something that blocks light and/or guides it into the right place. Anyone got a photo of the inner workings, or a cutaway model?
Maybe I'm wrong, though, because I notice that the repair is to be installed through the open shutter curtain.
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