[Leica] electronics

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

In 30 + years I have had 3 camera failures - My Nikon F Mirror smashed 
itself to death when the foam bumper crumbled, can't happen with Leica Rs as 
they have a geared mirror system with no sponge to fall apart.  The second 
was an R3MOT that developed a temperature problem, sent in to Leica and 
never failed again, the last was 2 years ago with my R4SP, which had a 
mechanical problem.  No complete electrical failures, the R3 was only 
partial, the R3 would work just fine if you stuck it under your coat to heat 
it up again.  I am completely happy with cameras with electronics, and would 
use them without thinking twice about it.

gene


-------------- Original message from Slobodan Dimitrov 
<s.dimitrov@charter.net>: -------------- 


> Tell me about it. I recently had a camera go out on a shoot over a 
> weekend. I wound up buying, from a local store, a Rebel XTi to finish 
> up while on location. I thought I'd just sell it afterwards, but I 
> wound up keeping it. It's quieter than my 20D, 2 more meagpixels, and 
> better smoothing without highlight wash-outs. I suppose that's the 
> new Digic III, or whatever it is, processor. 
> The best part of it, is that it has a disposable camera price tag. I 
> think that from now on I'll just buy the low end versions, burn 
> through the shutter and toss them after 12-18 months. Of course, 
> while I'm on these little junkets I've got an M or LTM body with me 
> for the private stuff. Some of it going back 70 years. Like to see my 
> Canon Oinker-matics last that long. Then again, maybe not. 
> 
> Slobodan Dimitrov 
> http://www.sdimitrovphoto.com/ 
> 
> 
> 
> On Jan 23, 2007, at 8:19 AM, wrote: 
> 
> > Electronic cameras scare me. 
> > 
> > I have a 203FE, love the camera for its "speed of usage" but the 
> > camera locked up completely once. I carressed it a bit, and it 
> > came back to life, but it scares me that one day, it'll need a trip 
> > to Hasselblad for an expensive board replacement. 
> > 
> > I had an M6, new, didn't use it for 2 years. Then sold it, the 
> > buyer tells me the meter doesn't work, Leica replaces the board. 
> > 
> > I suppose all my metered cameras (M5, CL, R6.2, SL2, Canon F-1) 
> > will one day become "inaccurate meter, manual usage" cameras. I 
> > have a couple Contarexes and Alpa's already in that category. 
> > 
> > ....Vick 
> > 
> > 
> >> 
> >> From: Slobodan Dimitrov 
> >> Date: 2007/01/23 Tue AM 11:07:18 EST 
> >> To: Leica Users Group 
> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] electronics 
> >> 
> >> Couldn't agree with you more on the meter. Though I have replaced 6 
> >> meter boards to date with various cameras. 
> >> 
> >> Slobodan Dimitrov 
> >> http://www.sdimitrovphoto.com/ 
> >> 
> > 
> > 
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