Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Juan J. Buhler" wrote: > > [sorry for crossposting to the SP list, but since you guys knew about > my new M6...] > > This is so sad that I'm laughing out loud. > > Background: I posted a few weeks ago to the Leica list asking about > the price of an M3. I finally decided to go with a black classic M6 > that I found at the right price. My first High End German Rangefinder. > > Now the story: > I have never dropped a camera. More accurately, I *had* never dropped > a camera. Until I got my M6, that is. I had only shot about 22 frames > with it. It fell from my jacket pocket when I decided to jump, for > reasons that I won't relate here to avoid embarassment. > > The poor thing landed on the rewind knob, which is now badly bent, and > won't turn freely. Miraculously, all the speeds sound fine, and the > rangefinder looks accurate, and even its vertical alignment is > allright. > ><Snip> A good place to land! That's where mine landed having fallen off my bannister 3 feet to the linoleum floor. I just unbent it the camera was perfect. But do you ever break out in a cold sweat and you want to check the mirror to make sure it's not pink? I thought i was sweating blood! Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/