Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Red Dawn said: > i've been using a new m6ttl since August 2002 and have never dropped the > base plate while changing film (and i shoot quite a lot). however, last > month i dropped it twice accidentally in the heat of shooting (they say its > bound to happen sooner or later...), once on hard concrete, and i've > discovered that the baseplate no longer fits easily into the body and to > remove it i actually need to apply a bit of force. I examined the baseplate > and other than a few marks, i found no sign of any denting or disfiguring of > the baseplate itself. I have exactly the same on my M6ttl. Never dropped it (just yet), but got it that way second hand. It was never even noticed until I took a friends M6ttl where the base plate just naturally slides out once the release is turned. I agree, its just a minor annoyance (still which I had never touched that other M6...). Best regards. - -- Erik van der Meulen <e.van.der.meulen@avondel.com> - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html