Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Rewind knob
From: "Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 17:11:01 -0700
References: <l03130303b6fa7510178c@[210.23.154.166]> <004301c0c2cc$9ac829e0$953d18d1@PACBELL.NET> <000801c0c2d7$d60e6a40$5de48dac@sonc>

Red dots seem to be free.  I just e-mail, asking how much they are,
including my name and address, so as not to seem presumptuous.  So far, they
have responded by saying they are already in the mail.  I have never
torture-tested a rewind knob, myself.  If it doesn't turn, I find out why.
But I have noticed it seems a little light weight compared to the rest of
the camera.  Maybe it's designed to be the part that fails instead of
something internal and more expensive to replace.  I have also seen them
replace things like the dots, PC terminal caps (which are different for M
and R), the red rondelle (or whatever its called on the front of the M
camera) for free at Clean & Check days.

Tom



> rewind knobs or lens red dots?
> > Leica USA Parts sent a couple out to me free last week.  I figure they
see
> > it as good PR and probably not worth the expense of issuing and tracking
> an
> > invoice.


> > > >  $75! Seventy five bucks! I am well aware of the cost of
> > > >  Leica equipment (boy am I), but $75 seems a bit much for
> > > >  a rewind knob.
> > >
> > > A replacement tiny red plastic dot for a Leica lens cost me
> > > $AUS 10 back in 1999.  Pretty scary...

In reply to: Message from Andrew Nemeth <azn@nemeng.com> ([Leica] Re: Rewind knob)
Message from "Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com> (Re: [Leica] Re: Rewind knob)
Message from "SonC (Sonny Carter)" <cartersn@nsula.edu> (Re: [Leica] Re: Rewind knob)