Re: [Leica] M6 CLA'd BY LEICA FRANCE : DEBRIEFING

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Dans un courrier daté du 15/04/00 17:19:23 Paris, Madrid (heure d'été), 
bdcolen@earthlink.net a écrit :

<< Jo - So what was the bill in $$?
 
 -----Original Message-----
 From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
 [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of
 V8PWR@aol.com
 Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 4:58 PM
 To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
 Subject: [Leica] M6 CLA'd BY LEICA FRANCE : DEBRIEFING
 
 
 Hello all .
 Well , today I had a phone call from my local dealer ( Camara in Bourges )
 announcing
 that my M6 was back from CLA .
 Why did it need a CLA ?
 Because it had ingested 14 years of heavy dust from Africa , breathed sticky
 air from very damp areas like Djibouti , been coated  inside and out by
 Large
 Top Fuel Dragsters burnouts .
 In addition , the flash was triggered when the shutter was armed , and the
 viewfinder was really dusty inside .
 So the thing went to CLA at the end of febuary , via my dealer , and came
 back today ; it was mine again after paying the amount of 2155.70 FF .
 What was done to it for that amount :
 First of all , the Leitz red dot is now a Leica red dot . Not of a good
 importance for the " user only " that I am , it could be a different story
 for a collector .
 The invoice lists what was done to it : body dissassembling , rangefinder -
 frames , brake , speed adjustment , sync ,
 friction adjustment of the winding reel , ISO ring .
 No parts are beeing mentionned .
 The first thing I noted when I removed the front cap , was that the
 reflective white spot is much brighter than it was before . A closer look at
 the thing reveales that the curtains have been replaced !
 I don't know why ?
 I also tried all speeds and my M6 feels much more soft and silent than it
 was
 !  Just like my M4 .
 My feeling is that the job was well done for the price to pay .
 I will let you know more after a few films .
 Regards
 JoGOODTIMES
 
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The bill in $ is about 350 USD