Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 - mark on rewind lever
From: Johnny Deadman <john@pinkheadedbug.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 15:16:53 -0500

Exactly. I counsel throwing any new piece of equipment from Leica down the
stairs for exactly the same reason.

on 3/28/01 2:46 PM, SonC (Sonny Carter) at cartersn@nsula.edu wrote:

> "Qui a peur de feuilles, ne doit aller au bois."
> Aw, Denis, Don't worry about a tiny wound, now you are free!
> 
> You can take your M6 out of the never-ready case and really take pictures
> with it without worrying.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Denis Boisclair" <denis@boisclair.freeserve.co.uk>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 10:53 AM
> Subject: [Leica] M6 - mark on rewind lever
> 
> 
>> I have a Leica M6 which was totally umarked when I bought it. I now find
>> that there is a tiny bright mark in the form of a line across the lift up
>> rewind lever.
>> 
>> I was puzzled as to how I could have made this mark - I keep the camera in
>> an ever-ready case and cosset it like a baby!
>> 
>> On close examination I find that this mark coincides exactly with the edge
>> of the slot on the rewind 'button' into which the lever is lowered and
> held,
>> for rewinding purposes.
>> 
>> Is this something which other members have experienced - and if not - I
>> wonder why not!!!
>> 
>> Unfortunately, small as it is, this blemish must prejudice the camera's
>> 'mint' status...
>> 
>> Denis Boisclair
>> (Northwich, England)

- -- 
John Brownlow

http://www.pinkheadedbug.com