Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yep, it happened this weekend: a family trip to Phantasialand, a theme park in Germany, so lots of opportunities to shoot interesting stuff. At the end of the very sunny 1st day I trusted my cherished M4-2 to a family member because I wanted to do a wild 'n wet ride. So no M territory. I left my M with a Summicron and shade (no cap) in the hands of my father in law and, after the ride, continued shooting everything that came in my FOV. Today I got the negatives developed: a white blob on everything shot after day 1! I checked the lenses I used (35 and 50): nothing. I checked the shutter curtains: holes. :-( Guess he left it lying on a table to give the sun a good opportunity to ruin the curtains while I was having fun... Only 15 minutes at f.22 were enough. Damn. I learned my lesson: I still think my father in law is a great guy. But if I ever hand him any camera again, I'll explain him some basic stuff first. I hope I can get it repaired before the BLUG. If not it'll be a BDLUG for me... Damn!