Re: [Leica] my old m6 my new m3 - a tale of frankenleica and terror....

["Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com>]

Good gracious man, you're putting scotch tape on that almost pristine M3?!!!
I mean look at those strap lugs.  Hardly a bit of wear on them.  Do get your
M6 back soon so you can put that RARE collectable back on the shelf!

Actually the green tape above the strap lugs is superfulous.  You can't wear
through THAT chrome!  Maybe it will brighten up a bit with time and wear but
that's all.

Mike D

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Kyle Cassidy" <cassidy@netaxs.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 5:37 PM
Subject: [Leica] my old m6 my new m3 - a tale of frankenleica and terror....


>
> so ... the camera fix it folks have had my m6 since june 12, fixing the
> vertical alignment, i call, they say "not yet", i call later, they say
> "not yet", meanwhile i'm stuck with an m3 that isn't quite what i'd hoped,
> but with the incredible assistance of some luggers (jim shulman, steve
> lehurray and sal dimarco), bit by bit, piece by piece, this m3 is turning
> into something _useable_. it loads faster, winds quicker, rewinds quicker,
> and, well, there's an aux viewfinder ...
>
>  http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/leicaslacker/m3/frankenleica1.jpg
>  http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/leicaslacker/m3/frankenleica2.jpg
>
> so it's a lot more _useable_ but i'm still PISSED about my m6, so
> today, i call the repair shop again, and have the following conversation:
>
> "look, if you can't FIX it by friday, just send it BACK to me."
> "even if it's not fixed."
> "right. even if it's not fixed, i'm going crazy not taking pictures."
>
> <long befuddled pause, and i am NOT kidding>
>
> "you're _using_ this camera to take pictures?"
> "of course."
>
> <pause and i swear to god i am NOT KIDDING>
>
> "oh dear, i am VERY SORRY, we just -- i just -- we always think of leicas
> as collectors, if i realized this was your _camera_, look, i'm going to
> call the repair department RIGHT NOW and tell them you need this back. i'm
> so sorry, i thought this was part of a collection, we didn't realize you
> needed it."
>
> <obviously, she had not SEEN my m6. how did she think the vert got out of
> alignment? on a shelf?>
>
> "it's real beat up."
>
> "i'll call you by friday, and i must appologise again."
>
>
>
>  keep calling that shop, you'll get your camera back,
>
>  k c
>
>  (next scheduled improvement for m3, FLASH SYNC!)
>
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