Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David Almy wrote: >And having received perhaps 90,000+ Lug messages over the last three >years, why is this only the first time we have addressed the scratching >pressure plate epidemic?>>>>>>>>>> HI David, I've picked-up a couple of these pressure plate/QC posts but generally dismissed them as frivilous waste of reading time simply because those with a perceived scratch situation need not clutter the LUG with scratch messages and just send their camera to Leica and let Leica sort it out. Simple solution, as no one on the LUG can reach through the screen and fix the situation! :) Your point of 90,000 messages and no previous complaints until recently surely doesn't make this a major scratch thing requiring re-call as it appears some are suggesting. Sure there are going to be some glitches but I'm still using and many many thousands of rolls of film later 3 M6's from 1985 and the only scratches are do to my mishandling of the film in a panic photo situation. What happens with a post of this nature is, it tweakes all the Leica worry worts who immediatly rush out buy mega size magnifying glasses or 100 times loupes :) and begin examinging their film for scratches. Then immediately blame the camera. However I do beieve the first post was regarding "scratch mark and scanner." My suggestion ....why worry about the scanner so much, go in the darkroom make a real old time print 11X14 or larger and see if the scatches appear. If they do not appear on a real print, then throw the scanner away and get a new scanner, as the problem lies with the scanner and not the camera! Naw that's too simple!:) Much better waste of time screwing around whining about pressure plate scratch marks. :) ted ted Ted Grant This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler. http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant