Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A generic question: what exactly is done when you forward an M6 for a CLA...I mean other than clean, adjust and lubricate, obviously! Is it better to send it to Leica directly or to a third party? How do you loose the camera for in each case? Thank you, Francois WILLIAM CALDWELL wrote: > SNIP -- > > Dominique PELLISSIER wrote: > > M6 n° 1666706, control of the shutter speed with a spectron: > > nominal speed (measured speed) : 1000(952),500(483),250(236), > > 125(124),60(65),flash (53),30(32),15(16),8(8.7),4(4.4),2(2.3),1(1.02). > > Dominique Pellissier > > SNIP -- > > Dominique, > > Impressive numbers. The serial number indicates that the body is an > early M6. How has this M6 body been used? (i.e., daily, every week, > once a month.) When was the body last cleaned and adjusted? Thanks for > taking the time to test your M6 and publishing the results. > > A user and owner of two much newer M6 bodies (Solms), > > Bill Caldwell > sneeker@erols.com