Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/02/15

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: M6 red disc switch
From: Charles Dharapak <cdhrpk@pipeline.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 08:00:03 -0500

This ever happen to anyone? 
 
Back in October I brought my Wetzlar M6 (really early, no strap protectors)
over to the Leica USA headquarters in New Jersey and asked them to check if
the rangefinder was aligned. The technician disappeared with it and came
back in about 15 minutes and gave it back to me, saying that everything
should be fine now, and didn't charge me for the service (I was picking up
something else that was being serviced at the time). 
 
Usually I have the red disc and white lettering taped over with gaffers
tape. The other day I peeled off the tape and to my surprise, the red
"Leitz" disc on my Wetzlar M6 was now a "Leica" disc. My camera has not
been handled by anyone else, which leads me to believe that the Leica
technicians had replaced it with a new disc without telling me. 
 
I'm not really particular about such things, but I found it to be a bit
odd. 
 
Any comments, ideas?  
 
-- Charlie (cdhrpk@pipeline.com)