[Leica] Defunct M9 - Repaired

[Gerry Walden]

Thanks peter - but not half as glad as I am I suspect!

Gerry

> On 12 Feb 2016, at 03:40, Peter Klein <boulanger.croissant at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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