Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim und Bob, I see that the M8 does not have a stud on the opposite end of the body which would be engaged by a lug on the base plate. ALL my M Leicas have that stud-lug that hooks the base to the body before the latch is turned, Speaking as an aerospace stress analyst with over 50 years of experience, plus a degree in metallurgy, I assert that the M8 has a totally inadequate base locking design. To use the term we use, it is NFG. I agree that this puts me in the "complainer" category, and I don't even own an M8! Jerry Jim Nichols wrote: > Bob, > > A close look at the photos convinced me that it was not the base plate > that failed. It was the edge of the main body casting. This will > probably require a remanufacture of the camera itself to fix the problem. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert D. Baron" > <rbaron@concentric.net> > To: <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 7:00 PM > Subject: [Leica] Report of M8 Base Failure > > >> This report on the LUF regarding failure of the base of an M8 is >> perhaps of some concern: >> >> http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m8-forum/25121-base-plate-failure.html >> >> >> >> or >> >> http://tinyurl.com/2m9kdx >> >> I am not a metallurgist nor do I play one on tv. I have no idea if >> this is a rare event or something to fret over. >> >> I looked at my own base and it looks fine (solid, it appears) but >> what do I know? >> >> <sigh> >> >> --Bob