Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah I know, About 2 years ago I nearly bought a full F100 kit of 2 bodies, 24/35/85/180 primes for less than the price of the 2 s/h Ms s/h 35 summilux asph and voigtlander 75 that I ended up with instead! Julian - ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 11:24 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] First F100 disaster > That's true...although...<g>...it's a wonderful camera, does everything > I need it to do and more, it will cost about $175 to repair and the > turnaround time at the moment is six working days...:-) > > B. D. > > Julian Thomas wrote: > > > You are being treated VERY gently here B.D. !!! I'd keep quiet when one of > > those R8 threads comes round again! > > > > Julian > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 8:37 PM > > Subject: [Leica] First F100 disaster > > > > > >> So I'm shooting with my manual 180 2.8 ED on one of the F100s and low > >> and behold the aperature engagement tab GETS FUCKING SHEERED OFF.....The > >> camera is now on it's way to Nikon for a $179-200 repair...which, thank > >> God, the PR firm is paying for....But I'd love to have some little > >> Japanese nome explain why THAT, of all parts, isn't something like > >> titanium, or at least stainless steel......ARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGG :-((((((( > >> > >> > >