Re: [Leica] M[67] ramblings

[Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>]

Kit

I was working in the aerospace industry at 73 and collecting a
pension ---$83.01 per month.

Yes, I once did buy a Leica at a garage sale.  Also a Piaget
watch (not the same sale). A Linn Sondek Turntable. An 1956
Navy Colt. A Sherline machine shop. Nikon binoculars. Nikonos
camera. Several Daguerreotypes (sp?).

Jerry

Kit McChesney | acmefoto wrote:

> Jerry--
>
> Hey there. Yes, I've heard of Detroit. My dad was the oldest person working
> the assembly line in Atlanta when he retired. He was so old that they had to
> pay him his pension while he was still working. Retired at age 72. And I
> could tell you horror stories about what goes on in an auto factory.
>
> Now, as for Leica, well, you have some old Leica's, don't you? Have you been
> trading them in every two? And remember ... some of us weren't around to
> change Oskar Barnack's diapers, so we don't have an ur-Leica stowed away in
> our Lederhosen! Some of us like to buy new things!
>
> And honestly, have you ever found a Leica in a garage sale? I think you just
> made that up.
>
> Kit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jerry
> Lehrer
> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 2:26 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] M[67] ramblings
>
> Kit
>
> Have you never heard of the Detroit inspired doctrine of  "Planned
> Obsolescence"?
>
> How are they gonna sell M7s, when you folks want to keep using
> and fixing your M2 thru M6?
>
> Live with it, buy a new Leica every 2 years and sell the old ones
> at garage sales.
>
> If you want Leica to stay in business ya gotta buy!
>
> Jerry
>
> Kit McChesney | acmefoto wrote:
>
> > Well, and can't these parts be made again, or am I just being totally
> naive?
> > You'd think Leica would want to supply parts for cameras, especially for a
> > model that enjoyed 20 years of production! There are quite a few out
> there,
> > no?
> >
> > Kit
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Bill
> > Satterfield
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 11:51 AM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] M[67] ramblings
> >
> > What would you need to repair it? Maybe we should put together a kit.
> >  Is this possible or practical?
> >
> > John Collier wrote:
> >
> > > One reason for the switch to the TTL was the fact that the M6
> > > electronics were obsolete and no longer available. As far as I know
> > > they have sufficient supplies for repairs for a good time yet.
> > >
> > > John Collier
> > >
> > > On Wednesday, February 19, 2003, at 08:19 AM, Austin Franklin wrote:
> > >
> > >>> Do you want to buy a camera that will last 30-50 years or do you
> > >>> want to be
> > >>> told the ( electronic) parts are not available in 5 years?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Bingo, Frank.  I'm now being told my 15 year old Hasselblad 200x can no
> > >> longer be serviced...  This does not make me very happy.  I believe
> > >> even the
> > >> meter parts for the M6 will eventually be the downside.
> > >
> > >
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