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Subject: Re: [Leica] STOP WORRYING ABOUT YOUR LEICAS
From: JULIANTHOMAS <JULIANTHOMAS@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 21:40:32 +0100

Huh! My 4-2 rolled out of my bag onto the floor and the vertical 
alignement went. It literally stood on its end and rolled the length of 
the base plate. I might get it back sometime this year. Donde esta mi 
leica!

Julian

- ----- Mensaje Original -----
De: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com>
Fecha: Lunes, Febrero 5, 2001 8:47 pm
Asunto: Re: [Leica] STOP WORRYING ABOUT YOUR LEICAS

> From: Tristan Tom
> >>>>How big of a jolt does it take to knock the Leica rangefinder 
> out of
> > alignment? Dop they just go out with time and normal usage?  I'm 
> just> curious how careful I need to be with it. I've already 
> knocked it
> > around a bit,<<<<<<
> 
> Tristan,
> Don't sweat it! This camera can handle a good amount of abuse. 
> Heck you've
> admitted  you've banged it a few times and nothing happens.
> 
> I've been banging mine around the world since 1985 and the 
> rangefinders are
> still fine.
> 
> The only thing knocked out of alignment I've experienced with a 
> Leica, are a
> couple of front teeth when I jumped over a fence on assignment and 
> when I
> landed one of the Leicas' came up and smacked me in the mouth! One 
> mightsay, "Completely throwing them out of alignment!" ;-) True guys!
> 
> And it hurt and I bled like a stuck pig!  And I still had to keep 
> shooting,as this was a one time only situation!         Aaaaaaah 
> life is hell in the
> trenches! ;-)
> ted
> 
> Ted Grant Photography Limited
> www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant
> 
> 

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