Re: [Leica] Leica initial quality story

[chucko@siteconnect.com (Chuck Albertson)]

Not a dumb question, I'd never heard of it before it happened to me. Usually
at higher speeds, the second shutter curtain closes, but then bounces back
out into the edge of the frame. Leaves a small, but noticeable vertical band
of over-exposure along the edge of the film. I think the fix is to adjust
the brake for the second curtain.

Chuck Albertson
Seattle, Wash.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Satterfield" <cwsat@cyberhighway.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica initial quality story


> Dumb question but what is shutter bounce? Live and learnthey say......
>
> Chuck Albertson wrote:
>
> > I had a similar problem with shutter bounce in a new M6 .85 I purchased
at
> > Glazer's a couple of years ago, which manifested itself during an
overseas
> > trip. Russ Sherrell sorted it out when I got back, and had it repaired
by
> > Leica USA in under a week. His prices are competitive, and he really
goes
> > the extra mile to make sure you're satisfied with a purchase. That sort
of
> > after-sales service is why I prefer to buy through a local dealer, even
> > though it means paying our 8.3 percent sales tax. If I had to go through
> > three bodies (like Jim did) via mail order, I likely would have gone
berserk
> > and wound up as a "breaking news" item on CNN.
> >
> > Chuck Albertson
> > Seattle, Wash.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jim Laurel" <JimLaurel@earthlink.net>
> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 7:25 AM
> > Subject: [Leica] Leica initial quality story
> >
> > > A couple of weeks ago, I decided to purchase a new Leica for my wife
as an
> > > anniversary/birthday present.  It was to be given to her during our
> > > vacation, so I wanted to make sure it was tested and in good order
before
> > > leaving.
> > >
> > > I went down to Glazers Camera Supply here in Seattle, and Russ Sherrel
> > > prompltly produced a shiny new chrome M6 TTL along with a Summicron 35
> > ASPH.
> > > As I have had several initial quality problems with past new M6
cameras
> > (one
> > > with a vertical misalignment, another with a 1/1000 shutter bounce), I
> > made
> > > it a point to check the camera thoroughly.
> > >
> > > The first body I checked had a terrible vertical misliangment problem.
It
> > > would be possible to focus, but the coincident images did not lineup
> > > precisely.  Russ agreed and opened up a new box.  Second body would
not
> > show
> > > the coincident images matched perfectly when the lens was focused at
> > > infinity.  I had my "known good" M6s with me, along with lenses, so I
was
> > > able to eliminate lenses as a possibility for this problem.
> > >
> > > Russ opened a 3rd box.  Finally, I had found a body with no vertical
> > > misalignment and was aligned properly at infinity.
> > >
> > > I don't understand what Leica is thinking.  The foundation of thier
pitch
> > to
> > > customers is high precision and quality.  Yet, on a single day, I
found
> > two
> > > clearly defective bodies sitting on a dealer shelf.  Some people may
not
> > > notice the defects, but they were obvious to me (20/10 vision
> > uncorrected).
> > > My first M6 .85 purchased 2 years ago had a shutter bounce at 1/1000,
and
> > > the second had a vertical misalignment.  A pretty poor record for one
guy
> > in
> > > just 5 years.  Thankfully, my dealer is very supportive, but it is
> > > disturbing to see such poor quality control.
> > >
> > > --Jim Laurel
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>