Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jeff: Don't feel badly at all. I am a member of this elite club myself. In fact, I'm told that almost no one in this country looks at the manual (other than when trying to program a VCR) until it is too late. We have even coined a phrase for it -- "When all else fails, read the manual"! Take good care of that "O". Ted in Olalla - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Williams" <jeffwill_nz@yahoo.fr> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 1:02 PM Subject: [Leica] Big Red Face Time- aka O series "problem" > Dear LUG > > Just a quick update on the O series replica "problëm". > Whenever I took time exposures I got only 6 mm of the > frame exposed. Today I received the camera back from > Leica service, very nicely packaged, with a little > note inside on the back of a photocopy of the relevant > page of the manual. An extract from the manual page > said "when taking time exposures please ensure the > speed setting is set to 50", meaning 50mm of curtain > space. The hand written note said "please read the > manual". > So I am pleased to say the little jewel had no fault > at all, and I am now going to re-read and memorise > that manual... you can probably see the red glow of > embarrasment from where you are sitting now. > Regards > Jeff le kiwi > > ___________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? -- Une adresse @yahoo.fr gratuite et en français ! > Yahoo! Mail : http://fr.mail.yahoo.com > -- > 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