Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/24

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Subject: [Leica] Report of M8 Base Failure
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Thu May 24 15:45:15 2007
References: <200705240302.l4O31kKF091937@server1.waverley.reid.org> <4655895A.4020701@concentric.net> <000001c79e51$3aaec3e0$b00c4ba0$@net>
 
On 5/24/07, Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Have you ever heard of an M1-7 failing ( in my engineering parlance,:
> coming apart) because a tripod screw was used?  No, because
> the tripod threads are in the body casting and the casting just will not
> give.
>

I  the threads are in the baseplate on  M's.     The film takeup is directly
above the tripod thread.

-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://www.sonc.com
Natchitoches, Louisiana
USA
In reply to: Message from robertbaron1 at gmail.com (Robert D. Baron) ([Leica] Report of M8 Base Failure)
Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Report of M8 Base Failure)