Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/01

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Subject: Re: What's Leica supposed to send Ted.
From: Paul Schliesser <paulsc@eos.net>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 97 13:51:08 -0400
 
>If I paid $4600 Australian, body only, for an M6 and the plastic cog on
>the winder failed I'd be pretty upset and might think I bought an
>over-priced article.  If Leica can't get a light proof box right that
>they've had 10 years of manufacturing experience with you have to
>wonder.

THe problem is not plastic gears in frame counter, it's the spring for 
the wind lever fouling the frame counter mechanism. The spring is 
slightly out of shape, and this problem has been around for a while.

- - Paul