Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Bill Satterfield wrote: >>I purchased a new LHSA .72 M6, took it out of the box, > exercised the shutter and re boxed it. I now take it out periodically, > exercise the shutter and rebox it. How can I test it to make sure it is > OK. The same for a 3E lens that I am going to purchase on the next Leica > Day. How do I test it Will some of you give me some 1-2-3 instructions?<<<<< Hi Bill, An absolute KISS solution. :-) Load the camera and if you don't have a darkroom available to process B&W film, load col. neg. fire it off under all kinds of shutter speeds and aperture combinations. Take roll to lab, look at results..... if all is OK ... rebox then load and shoot another day! see that was simple, right? ;-) You're welcome. :-) ted Ted Grant Photography Limited www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant - ----- Original Message ----- From: "" <cwsat@istate.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 7:55 AM Subject: [Leica] Quality Control > Seeing all the posts about horror stories has caused me some some > concern. > Thanks > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html