Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mitch, Your light leak is coming from the foam around the back that flips up. The earlier M2's and M3's go around this by using precision metal to metal fitment. The good news is that it is very easy to fix, and if every ten years or so you take a look at the foam, you can avoid light leaks. Don dorysrus@mindspring.com - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Mitch Alland Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 8:45 PM To: leica-users Subject: [Leica] Re: opinions on M7 vs. MP > Head says M7....heart says (with a loud insistend beat) MP. I looked at a black MP in a store: first, the retrograde rewind knob is absurd; second, the black lacquer looks pretty but its glossiness attracts much more attention to the camera than the black chrome of the M6 which defeats the purpose of the camera being black in the first place; also the lacquer shows fingerprints encouraging frequent cleaning with a cloth -- perfect for fondlers. As for the M7, I would be attracted to only if it had shutter speeds faster than 1/1000th. So, I'll stick with my two M6s although when I get to the States at the end of the month I'm having Sherry Krauter do a CLA on my Wetzlar M6 purchased in 1988 because it has (occasionally) a light leak -- a problem that apparently Sherry has seen on many M6s. My Solms M6 does not have this problem. It amazes me that Leica should have been producing camera bodies that are subject to light leaks! - --Mitch/Bangkok - -- 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