Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] The M6 and 75 'Lux Repair
From: S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 19:05:11 -0800
References: <000801c06a2c$d7436f40$c73ffea9@ELNred735i>

I was undecided about where to send my R6 for a CLA. Since this is reminiscent
of my past experiences with the New Jersey Sloth, I'm taking mine in down the
street. Thanks for the memories.

Slobodan Dimitrov


Frank Filippone wrote:

> Ok, everything is back.....
>
> The problems were
> a) the M6 .72 TTL had a vertical RF adjustment needed... ( new, 1 week old!)
> b) the 'Lux seemed to focus about 5 FEET behind the RF indication....check
> the focus
> c) match the 'Lux to the M6 RF
>
> The repairs took about 2 weeks door to door, after I argued with Leica/NJ
> that the camera was new, no excuse were accpetable to wait 6-8 weeks for
> repair....  Cost was a total of $35 plus shipping .....
>
> I took a roll of TMX last night of our 22 year old son who was watching
> TV... NO MOVEMENTS... he could have been a stone statue!  Focus was on the
> bridge of his nose ( eyeglasses )... 36 shots to be sure, and every one shot
> at F1.4, 5 feet distance, 1/30 of a second.  The results look superb....
> nice consistent focus at what looks like the center of his mustache.... can
> not yet tell if the plane of focus is the same as the bridge of his
> nose..... but I think so.....
>
> Nice out of focus highlights....REAL NICE!   A winner at last....now for
> some real shots.....
>
> Frank Filippone
> red735i@earthlink.net

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