[Leica] The Trouble I've seen

[cummer at netvigator.com (Howard Cummer)]

Hi Didier,
Of all the RD 1's I have handled - perhaps 20 in all - only 4 or 5  
came out of the factory with accurately adjusted view finders. When I  
was having my RD1 view finder problems I actually took a Leica M6 into  
Epson Repair in Hong Kong and gave them a lesson on what a rangefinder  
is and what the view in an accurately adjusted one should be. The  
Epson boys all listened politely but it didn't make any difference at  
the factory. When I went to pick up my third replacement they had  
three cameras on the conference room table and asked me to choose the  
one I preferred. All three had misaligned view finders but the one I  
chose had the least misalignment and when I got it home I adjusted it  
myself - having practiced on the earlier two units which I had had. I  
don't think I can go back to film - I haven't connected my Nikon 4000  
scanner to my newish iMac and having just installed Leopard OS10.5 I  
doubt if there are any drivers for the old 4000. So I need to wade  
through the swamp of digital repairs until I get to the dry other side.
Cheers
Howard

On 11 Nov 2007, at 1:47 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:

> Message: 14
> Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:36:57 +0100
> From: Didier Ludwig <leica@screengang.com>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Nobody knows the trouble I've seen . . .
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
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> Howard
>
> Looks like you're really unlucky with digital rangefinders. Maybe a  
> sign that you should not have quit shooting film!... The revenge of  
> the silverhalogenide ghosts... your only chance is... go back to film!
>
> I'm with my 2nd R-D1s and the RF ist vertically disaligned again,  
> and slightly behind focus at close up (approx 3cm) with all lenses I  
> tested. Otherwise ok.
>
> The day I'll have the guts for doing it I'll disassemble the top  
> plate and adjust it myself. Because sending it overseas to DAG ended  
> with horrible export and reimport taxes for me (with the first R-D1  
> sample I had).
>
> Cheers anyway,
>
> Didier
>