Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ken Ruth of Photography on Bald Mountain repaired the vulcanite on my M3. He did a terrific job, and I could not spot the repair at all. He uses dental tools and a goop to replicate the shade of the vulcanite on your camera. He also made my M6 all better, after it kissed the stone tile floor in my den. I highly recommend his work. http://home.pacbell.net/baldmtn KEN RUTH 113 BALD MOUNTAIN DAVENPORT, CALIFORNIA 95017 ( 831 ) 423-4465 Regards, Sonny > Jimbo, Hello from Texas > You can get replacement covering (not "vulcanite" ) from Leica. > (Dave Ellwell-201-767-5728 for parts) > The back door piece looks nice and is easy to install. > The body covering is like that on an M6...it looks nice on an otherwise > 'beater' camera, but I wouldn't put it on a collectible. > > As for parts count, it's ambiguous...for example, is the "top cover" > a part? what about the little glass windows and the clips that hold them > in? are they parts?....is a double (stacked) gear that is swaged together > one part or two if the FACTORY made it of two parts but now it is sold as > ONE?.... > > Interesting questions, but it's more "salesman" talk than an accurate number. > > Electronic cameras with the same features as an M6 would have FEWER parts... > BUT no company (Leica?) would build such a thing... > for example...no one asked > for TTL flash on M cameras--which have added problems (flash compatibility and > battery drain) that would have NEVER existed...WHEN there's an "electronic" M, > you can bet that it WILL NOT just replace the speeds escapement in an M6... > it would be an "M" shaped body LOADED with other useless shit. > > I tell Leica friends "be careful what you ask for"....when the M6 came out, > the M4P was to be continued for "traditionalists"...that small percentage who > DO NOT want TTL metering (we "incident" metering lunatics)...a year or two later, > the M4P was dropped from the catalogue...it COULDN'T have cost them a dime more > to build a few dozen a year...it IS an M6 minus some junk. > > PC electronics CAN be built to NEARLY 100% reliability...US government > contractors do it every day....I don't know how the camera folks compare, tho.... > ANYTHING would have a longer MTBF than the Leica slow speed geartrain, on > average...for example, every NIKON geartrain from 1950 till 1980!...(the > escapement in Ms has serious, designed-in flaws) > > Our Leicas are "pretty" reliable and VERY tough (different things). I have hoped > for REAL improvements for years, but they will not come...SOMETHING else will-- > something we DIDN'T ask for. > (Where is our mechanical, manual M camera from Konica?-Where's our "volksleica" > M from Cosina?...how 'bout FEWER different lenses from them at even lower prices?-why > bodies in different MOUNTS?>>>JEEZUS (I know, so the "collectors" can use their > junk 50s lenses on them) > > Oh well, it's been interesting to watch. > Walt > > > > On Wed, 17 Oct 2001 08:49:10 -0500 "Gumm, Jim" <Jim.Gumm@okdhs.org> > wrote: > > Do any of luggers know how many parts are in an M series Leica? I have heard > > somewhere, years ago, that there were 835 (or something close) parts in an > > M-3. > > How does this compare to the number of parts in a modern slr, say a F-100 > > Nikon? Do the electronics that dominate the cameras feature sets lower the > > related number of parts? Is it more difficult to calculate mtbf numbers for > > a circuit board? > > On another note, do any of you have any M vulcanite, small or larger pieces > > for sale or rent? > > I could use a little for several of my cameras seem to be missing some here > > and there. My M-2 is missing a small piece that looks like a map of > > Oklahoma. My M-4 is missing some around the film reminder dial. Ad nauseum. > > Any amounts would be appreciated and paid for! > > Still waiting for my Noctilux to comne in, any day now. Since the wtc > > tragedy, I have quit worrying about things like, "When's my package gonna > > get here?". A least I am healthy enough to worry about it! So everyone have > > a GREAY DAY! and I will also. > > best regards, > > Jimbo > > -- > > 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 > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html