Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't think the point is what Leica CAN DO. It is more a point of how long will it take and how well will it be done? My experience says that the independent repairers are usually MUCH quicker and do the job correctly. Leicas has always been very slow on my repairs and they often have to be redone later by an independent to get them right. Ken Wilcox At 2:35 -0500 11/12/0, a fine scholar, Javier Perez wrote: >Guys > >It's funny how so many of these prestigeous techs don't do electronic cameras. >I'll bet that 99.99% of the time they can't because they don't understand >anything about how >these cameras work or because they are afraid of all the tiny little wires! >Allow me to counter the next argument before it's made. >Please don't tell me that electronic cameras are disposable junk. The >better ones are infact >quite serviceable. This goes for every R ever made most Contaxes most >Electronic Nikons. >Also, even though I haven't been in a latest generation camera, I'm sure >that the circuitry >is lots vbetter arranged and the active components far more modular than >thety were >10 or 15 years ago >As for some of these techs being able to do mods that Leitz won't do, let >me say this. >There is nothing 3rd party techs can do that Leitz can't. Leitz is just >more interested >in selling a new camera and declines certain types of jobs. There is no >magic to be found >in third party techs. As for the mods, while some of them may desireable, >few can really >be described as improvements. How many of these guys can give you a >production line >meterisation mod on the M? Or how about a full electronisation (meter and >shutter) on >an M? How about increasing the top speed and flash speed to something >respectable? How about shutterspeeds viewable in the finder? These are >real mods! >Can any of your dream techs do these? They are all do-able BTW. It's just >a question of >how much money wou are willing to sink into a limited use camera. > >I wonder sometimes what's a tricked out M is supposed to look like? > >See Ya >Javier > >PS: BTW: In case you didn't know, Sherry's a guy. > > >> Walt, >> >> You won't get Sherry to fix R3-R8 cameras even today. She doesn't do >>R-bodies. Leicaflexes, yes. R, no. >> >> I agree, if you can get full value out of an electronic-dependant camera >>within a few years, by all means, buy it and use it up! I'm an amateur >>and I can't justify replacing my equipment every few years so a camera >>that can be repaired 30 or 40 years from now makes more sense for me. >>BTW Sherry has CLA'd both of my SLs in the last couple of years, so they >>should be good for another couple decades of work. >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/telyt >> -------------------------------------------------- >> Stay in touch with Northwestern and the world. Click >>http://www.nualumni.com to get your FREE Northwestern StartPage. >>Customize your own collection of the latest news, sports, stock quotes, >>and more. Check it out today! > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. >http://im.yahoo.com - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> <kwilcox@gfn.org>