Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/03

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Subject: RE: [Leica] M6 viewfinder upgrade
From: Marc James Small <msmall@infi.net>
Date: Sat, 03 May 2003 17:50:57 -0400
References: <000901c31182$c1f95730$0316fea9@ccasony01>

At 11:46 AM 5/3/03 -0400, Austin Franklin wrote:
>I mean, they are supposed to guarantee these cameras free from defects in
>material and workmanship...and the fact is, these cameras for some, what,
>THIRTY YEARS have had a defect, and a somewhat serious one...EVERY CAMERA
>HAS THIS, it's defective by design.  I'm quite surprised that no one has
>tried to pursue this legally.  I'm not suggesting anyone do so, but good
>grief, in any other industry, if something like this happened, the company
>would be taken to court in a heartbeat.

Austin

My 1986 Wetzlar M6 does not suffer from flare, and it is quite a bit
younger than your "thirty years".  We did this survey some years back here
on the LUG and it seems that many M6's do not so suffer.

Marc

msmall@infi.net  FAX:  +276/343-7315
Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir!

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