Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 7/8/99 2:01:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, wilcox@tir.com writes: << There are many users of LTM cameras on LUG, me among them. It is very much on topic. I have no idea of prices for repair outside the US, but if it only needs a CLA, which is likely, it may well be worth the cost. Ken Wilcox >> Likely that's all it needs unless it's been mistreated or stored in a hot and/or humid place. My IIIf had the shutter curtain and rangefinder mirror replaced about 25 years ago while my IIIa (12 or 13 years younger) has been CLA'd but otherwise is still all-original, and I've spoken to several Leica technicians who say that this is commonplace. The demarcation line, probably not coincidentally, is WWII. DT