[Leica] Defunct M9 - Repaired

[Peter Klein]

And the good guys win this time!  Glad both your M9 and your BP are OK,
Gerry.
--Peter

On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 3:42 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:

> That's a relief, Gerry. There seem to be too many sad Leica stories
> circulating these days compared to the bullet proof film Ms
>
> Douglas
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry Walden" <gerry.walden at icloud.com
> >
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2016 2:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Defunct M9 - Repaired
>
>
>
> I decided to have one last-ditch attempt and decided to use the cable
>> release to see if that worked, which it did!!! It was then clear that it
>> was a stuck shutter button which was freed by pulling up on the release,
>> and all is now well. Whether a little grain of dirt had got in there I
>> don’t know, but camera is now as right as rain, and so is my blood pressure.
>>
>> Gerry
>>
>> On 11 Feb 2016, at 14:24, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks, I asked my French dealer about that and was told it was not
>>> possible (just to M(240) or new M-P) :-( Might try going back to my NZ
>>> dealer....
>>>
>>> john
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>
>>>
>>> I just got my new Monochrom yesterday as an upgrade because my M9 was
>>> determined to have sensor corrosion.  I told the repair person that I
>>> already had the M240 and asked if I could get the M246 instead.  She said,
>>> "Just don't tell Germany!"
>>>
>>> So don't tell Germany!
>>>
>>> Tina
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 8:32 AM, Howard Ritter <hlritter at bex.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> And I just had my M9 assessed by someone who knows what to look for.
>>>> She says it’s the worst case of sensor corrosion she’s ever seen.
>>>>
>>>> So I’m going to call Leica USA this morning. Anyone know whether
>>>> Leica’s trade-up offer for affected cameras includes the MM? Does the
>>>> camera have to go to Solms?
>>>>
>>>> —howard
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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