Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Last week, one of our local Leica dealers was having thier Leica Days promotions and I purchased a new .58 M6. The results were disappointing. Frames shot at 1/1000, 1/500, and 1/250 had a dark band running down the right side of each frame. The effect was most pronounced at 1/1000, becoming progressively less so at 1/500 and 1/250. We called the dealer and they quickly swapped the camera for a new one. We ran another roll of film through that one and guess what? Same problem! Next day, I advised the dealer and, again, they gave me a new camera as a replacement. I loaded this 3rd body with film and the shutter button jammed on the 3rd frame. I was able to get it working by jiggling the shutter button, and now the jamming happens only once or twice a roll. But even when the shutter does fire, there is some resistance as you push down, which ends with a soft click, as you continue pushing. The dealer has been very helpful during all this, but they are as bewildered as me. I have asked Leica, through our rep, to please provide me with a .58 that is properly aligned and with a shutter mechanism that is properly adjusted. Can that be so difficult? Those of you who have been on the list for some years may remember my experience buying a classic M6 .85. On that unit, the rangefinder had a serious vertical misalignment and the same shutter bounce problem I'm now seeing with these .58s. And shortly after I had that .85 replaced with a working one, my R6.2 had to be replaced as well due to a malfunction with the finder light. What in the heck is going on with Leica quality control? - --Jim Laurel - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html