Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Martin Howard wrote: >*THUD* > >(Sound of M. falling out of his chair and hitting the floor when he >realized that it was *Ted Grant* asking a question about how you >operate an M-camera... ;)>>>>>>> G'day Martin, Geeeeeeze I hope you didn't break anything.:) Well sometimes in my old age I get antsy about doing dumb things, that at one time I'd jump in with a "show no fear attitude" and just do it. If something broke, what the hell you learned not to do it again. If it worked "hey man that's cool!" And away you went with something different. The thing that triggered the question was, " What felt like heavy duty gear grinding as I advanced the the shutter cocking lever, while holding the rewind lever down and the film rewind handle and film from moving." After several attempts in this fashion the camera seemed to function OK when it was set for normal use. But in my usual sense of brilliance, "do it first then ask" I thought I'd ask "after the fact of doing it." :) Just in case I really was grinding down the 16 year old gears. Everyone else would have asked first, " do it? don't do it?" So why would I change at this point in life? :) Martin next time you open my post please fasten your seat belt before reading!:) ted Ted Grant This is Our Work. The Legacy of Sir William Osler. http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant