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Leica 2F Rewind Lever


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I'm not a long time Leica person but I did acquire a nice 2F some months ago, and I thought it worth sharing something I discovered about it. I was disappointed with the lack of smoothness of the film advance, it felt distinctly rough to the extent that I was reluctant to put a film through. I tried a little lubrication of the visible gears, it seemed to improve a little, then reverted to being rough.

 

I picked it up again a few days ago, and realised what the problem was. The rewind lever was a little loose and tended to move away from its normal position against the end stop. Even with it just slightly off the end stop, the gears were somehow binding and causing the roughness. I just tightened the screw slightly, and now the lever doesn't move away from the end stop, making the film advance silky smooth.

 

The picture should show what is meant:

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