Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My adorable black T3 goes everywhere with me. It is close to perfect. Eric - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffery Smith" <jls@runbox.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 2:33 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] my contax t is dead as caesar > All I can think of is Essex in New Jersey. Dante Stella indicated to me > that they no longer make the parts for it, but Essex may be able to salvage > it anyway. They have worked on 45-year-old uncommon rangefinders for me > without flinching. > > Jeffery > > At 12:32 PM 6/30/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >:-( > > > >after a short, quick 3 foot trip onto concrete, my beloved contax t > >is no longer with the living. actually, mechanically it appears fine > >except the corner near the shutter which looks like the front fender > >of a 61 impala that's met the proverbial concrete bridge abuttment. > >the counter shows double dashes and the shutter no longer fires. > > > >i know there are a couple of "T" afficianados out there... any repair > >shop left who can look at the carcass? i hear contax disowns these > >prodigal sons. if worse comes to worst, it should be good as a parts > >source; the lens and viewfinders is perfect; prior to my malfeasance > >this little gem was a mint -. > > > >-rei > > > >p.s. to assuage my loss, i went over to bergen county camera and picked > > up a T3, filter adapter and hood. without disrespect to the recently > > departed, the T3 is a real hottie. > > > >-- > >Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com > >Ridgewood, New Jersey > > > >-- > >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