brett_davis1 Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 I bought a Leica M4 from a fellow forum member (Hi John!) and love it and have already dragged it halfway around the world (London! Baghdad! Dubai!), dropped it, etc. I noticed early on that I was getting what looked like little hairs intruding into the picture. It drove me nuts trying to figure out what they were (cloth shutter unraveling? Nasty dust on the lens?). I have finally figured out that it's the little black "flocking," I guess you would call it, that's in the slot where the shutter moves. If I open the back and hold the shutter open, I can see that some of the tiny hairs are sticking down into the film area. What can I do about this? They are very tiny. I have moustache scissors and tried cutting them but they are too small, and I tried shoving them back up into the body of the camera but as soon as the shutter was released it pushed them back down again. It's not the end of the world, as they are easy to clone out, but it would be nice if they went away. Any quick fix for this, short of getting in there with a microscope and an exacto knife? Thanks, Brett<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett_davis1 Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 You can see one of the especially pesky hairs in the middle, at the top of the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 DAG or Sherry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 tweezers and a magnifying glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronald_moravec1 Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Have DAG or Sherry replace the light shields with the new mylar ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icuneko Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Try Nair. A little dab'll do ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutz Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 <i>I can see that some of the tiny hairs are sticking down into the film area.</i><p>In case you haven't yet got the one you're showing us - it is sticking *up* from the lower part of the frame. ;-) Have you tried heat to catch those, make them cringe? Not an open flame, a heated tool, rather. Just a thought and be careful...! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett_davis1 Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 If you see the headline, "Man killed in freak heated implement/Nair accident, Leica survives unscathed," you'll know what happened. Thanks all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael s. Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 <i>My hairy Leica</i><p> Careful with posts like this, Brett.<p> Before you know it, you'll be testifying at Congressional hearings in the U.S., sitting next to athletes with bulging muscles. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeter Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 i had the same issue (one fiber) with my m7. what ellis said. i removed it with some forceps. solved the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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