Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> 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 John, "Ridicule" was not my intention. Just my sarcastic nature, for which, I apologize. But, first time I have ever heard of a film chip locking up any camera. Steve > >> 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 >