Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When I bought my mint M3 from my grad school professor several months ago, he told me that it had never been CLA'd. I told him that he should have had it done every 10 years or so. He told me to send it in and have it done 5 times. ;-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Richard DeLuca Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 2:43 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] build quality My M3 is the most beautifully built mechanical thing I've ever seen. Almost 50 years old and serviced just once; my uncle gave it to me a few years ago and I had it CLA by Leica. Never fails me. I also have a Nikon SP that's pretty rugged, but not in the same class regarding build quality. Best Regards, Rich > >I find it amazing that 50 year old: >leicas >hasselblads >rollie tlr's >nikon fs >linhofs >deardorfs >and their related >compur shuttered glass > >continue to function >and provide professional results >after >10 thousand to 100 thousand exposures. > >many without any sort of service work. > >I wonder how much of the high tech stuff will still fire in 50 years >(if batteries will still be available). > >George > > - -- 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