Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What happened to all those enterprising people who claimed they could make the parts they needed or get a local mom and pop machine shop to make the parts?? Converting to SS does not count, what happens when those parts are no longer available? That's right well just make new ones... Sorry, but I could not resist... Gene John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Sent by: cc: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo Subject: Re: [Leica] Question: Single Stroke vs. Double Stroke M3 -alto.ca.us 02/25/2003 08:49 AM Please respond to leica-users There are no new parts to repair the DS mechanism. You have to either scrounge parts, which is difficult as the same things fail, or convert it to SS. SS parts are readily available. John Collier On Tuesday, February 25, 2003, at 03:35 AM, jan schuller wrote: > A Leitz technician told me that perhaps somewhen in the future the DS > mechanism could not be repaired any longer due to lack of parts. But > he was not very specific about this. I suspect he just wanted to talk > me into buying one the M7's that he was presenting this day . - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html