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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica Quality Control & Customer Service (!)
From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 10:00:13 -0400

> 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
>