[Leica] Re:Bye Bye Mamiya now camera repairs

[don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)]

Chris,
Sorry to hear about the slow down in shooting.  As I know that you are a
professional, you had at least two backups once you realized that you had a
dead camera.  Only a little bit of down time as you switch bodies. :)

Don
don.dory@gmail.com


On 4/22/06, Christopher Williams <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
> My Leica D2h broke down during a wedding 2 weeks ago. Only by locking up
> the
> mirror and seeing inside did I find out that a shutter blade had got stuck
> and would not return.
>
> Now with past experience I'm guessing if I was using a film camera I could
> have opened up the back and carefully placed the stuck blade back in it's
> place. Quick fix for the time being, but I would have been able to keep
> shooting. Instead a $3000 camera was left useless for the next 4 hrs.
>
> I know cameras break down, but that film door in the back used to make it
> easier to see problems.
>
> Chris
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Dory"
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:Bye Bye Mamiya
>
>
> Jeffery,
> I wouldn't worry about your Mamiya.  Shoot what seems to make sense with
> that format.  Mechanical cameras can be fixed if you want to repair it
> badly
> enough.  Usually there is one or two weak links that can be repaired or
> replaced.  With mechanical, the cost of a forging a new gear or shaft is
> only going to be three figures.  Electronic devices are a completely
> different matter.  Theoretically, you could create a CPU that could be
> programmed to mimic any circuit board but the cost in mental power and in
> reverse engineering would be prohibitive.  So we get to a throw away
> cycle,
> toss the old and in with the new.
>
> Currently, that works because the new is generally more capable so there
> is
> no loss.  But, I would tell you that the look of a 6X7 chrome shot with a
> Mamiya 7 and the 43mm would be very hard to reproduce by any digital
> currently.  Possibly the new 39 MP back on the new Hassy and a 30
> something
> mm lens.  The Xpan is another unique camera that even stitching is hard
> pressed to mimic.
>
> In the end, these are tools that either help or hinder what we
> collectively
> want to create.  Sometimes digital works, sometimes film works, and
> sometimes it is F8 and be there.
>
> Personnaly, I think that film will have a creative revival as more people
> quit film and go digital.  When something is new looking but reminds you
> of
> something you like, then it is going to be reused.  Think of the fashion
> world reinterpreting things every decade or so.
>
> Go out, and keep pushing the shutter button, cable release, electronic
> dohickey, matchbox pinhole cover, or hat over the lens.
>
> Don
> don.dory@gmail.com
>
>
>
>
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