Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/28
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Hello to all,
My Minilux has just let me down. For some reason it will not load
colour negative or tranparency films - only TRI-X. BTW "only TRI-X is not a
slur against that film - it is my personal favourite". When I insert the
other films the thing whirs away, stops and then the frame counter flashes
the number one continually and nothing else happens. I loaded and shot 2
rolls of TRI-X and the exposures were on so I don't think that it went to a
default DX reading or anything like that. I have also checked and cleaned
all contacts and istalled a new and tested battery with the same results.
Any ideas? There doesn't seem to be a Leica repair shop here.
Question #2 - why did I buy a camera that relies on such technology?
There have been some questions lately about the build quality of the
M4-P. This is the only M I have ever used, I only have one body and it has
been functioning for 12 years under hard use in adverse conditions. It has
always and still functions flawlessly. I don't know what some of the others
are like to use but I am happy with the M4-P. During this same period I
have used 3 Olympus M4's and 1 Nikon F90X - all of them finally had to be
retired. The Leica is still going. I read a quote the other day - "I use a
Nikon and a Lecia, that way if one of them breaks down I will always have
the Leica".
Ian Stanley
Kathmandu, Nepal