Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Austin- Being a person to usually give a smart ass answer, I' d tend to say, " Send that lousy piece of crap to me!- I'll take care of it, m'self!" On the other hand, I am aware that even something like a Leica can fail- Hell, if NASA can spend 8 squillion dollars on a satelite that won't work once it gets 'there'- then an occasional glitch from a Leica is no big deal! My experience is to send it to Leica, directly to NJ, do not pass 'GO'- the upside is that it is quicker. Since one of my treasured Leicas is 60 years old, and still truckin'- I would assure you that your's was probably a case analogous to the computer chip (HORRORS!)- If they don't fail inside the first thirty days, they tend to last damn near forever! Leicas are like that! If they last for the first five years, without trouble, then they tend to go one for several decades without needing anything more than an occassional cleaning! Good Luck!- Once you get it fixed, you should be good to go until at least- 2030! Dan (The older the fiddle, the finer the tune!) Post - ----- Original Message ----- From: Austin Burbridge <LEICA@attglobal.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2000 12:05 AM Subject: [Leica] M6 shutter release jammed! > This evening I rewound a roll of film, and dropped another roll in. > But the shutter release button would not descend. I checked the > little rewind release lever: instead of returning to its "Twelve > O'Clock" (straight up) position it has moved to "Eleven O'Clock". > > The body is two years old -- it's had less than 100 rolls of film > through it, and has generally been well-cared for. I'm rather > surprised at this failure. > > I didn't expect to have to repair this camera so soon -- I don't even > know where to send it: it's still under Passport warranty. Does one > send it to Leica NJ or can a local (Los Angeles) place fix it under > warranty? > Regards, > > A U S T I N , > > Austin Burbridge, > > email: LEICA@ATTglobal.net > > www: http://sprezzatura.editthispage.com > > voice: 310 575 97 05