Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/27

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Subject: [Leica] (SPAM: ?) Leica M3 and M2 cameras are ticking time bombs?
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 11:44:45 -0600
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That gives me another reason not to give up on my IIIf RD.  But the combined 
RF/VF sure would be nice.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vick Ko" <vick.ko at sympatico.ca>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 11:39 AM
Subject: [Leica] (SPAM: ?) Leica M3 and M2 cameras are ticking time bombs?


>I spent most of last night repairing an M3 that had its top felt light 
>shield jammed into the shutter tape.
>
> The lower light shield also fell out during the work.  The former glue was 
> not stick at all.
>
> Makes me think of what will happen to the population of M3 and M2 cameras 
> in say, the next 5 years.
>
> e.g. skyrocketing proportion of jammed cameras.
>
> Vick
>
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