Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Quality Control & Customer Service (!)
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 07:52:49 -0600

I believe the person, who is the object of your ridicule, had the camera
completely lock up. Usually this is due to an aberrant film chip but minutia
in the warranty would preclude him from taking the camera apart himself.
More to be pitied than to be censured comes to my mind.

John Collier

> From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
> 
>> Hi All!
>> 
>> As I wrote in a previous post, my Leica M6 TTL camera body died after only 3
>> months of moderate use.  I mailed it to Leica in NJ last week.   I was
>> already very unhappy at having a brand new $2000 camera die on me in the
>> middle of a roll!
> 
> Just curious, how does a all mechanical camera "die" in the middle of a roll
> of film? Could your meter BATTERY have EXPIRED? You know, the M6 continues
> to work mechanically without the meter. I think you, rather than the camera
> could be the problem.
> 
> Steve
> Annapolis