Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] mad at m7
From: Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 22:44:00 +1000

bummer
On Saturday, Jul 19, 2003, at 14:14 Australia/Melbourne, Wesson, Leo W 
wrote:

> went to shoot a wedding rehersal tonight and pulled out my m7, loaded 
> it, and it wouldn't work.  hmm, let's see, won't work on 15th, works 
> at 60th, must be the batteries.  so, cool, i thought, i have a spare 
> set in my new  grip from tom a...went to replace the batts and 
> discovered that my battery cover on the camera had fallen off 
> somewhere between my morning gig and my evening gig.  cover gone, 
> batteries gone. i had my old seldom used m6 in my bag, so i was backed 
> up properly and was able to get my shots done.  must spend the am 
> tomorrow retracing my steps trying to find my freeking battery cover 
> and if i can't find it may try the gaff tape battery cover solution.  
> damn sure will gaff tape the new battery cover on...seem to have a 
> problem with stuff falling off the 7, first the strap, now the battery 
> cover....what's gonna fall off next?  hope not the 28aa.
>
> leo
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Alastair

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