Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/20

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Unbelievable
From: richard.lists at gmail.com (Richard Man)
Date: Sat Dec 20 15:32:54 2008
References: <200812192238.mBJMcWqP029064@server1.waverley.reid.org> <BLU121-DS680A361B7374EA7F19661D4F10@phx.gbl> <494CF6E0.1060702@mcclary.net> <3cad89990812200645r3d5745faoe0e434bdf47904df@mail.gmail.com> <494D6085.5040900@mcclary.net> <9580F7DA-99F6-42FC-9C56-C8A90FA624F2@mac.com> <494D7A5B.9080308@mcclary.net>

The alignment problem is exaggerated. It was very easy to fix by oneself. If
they price is at $1500 to $2000, it may have flown off the shelves.


On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 3:06 PM, Harrison McClary <lists@mcclary.net> wrote:

> If it had not had all the problems I read about then I'd have gotten one.
>  But the stories about poor rangefinder alignment, and things like that 
> kept
> me away...also it was not exactly in the category I was taking about, if I
> remember it was around 3 grand new.  They are still 1500 used or so...I'd
> rather save a few more pennies and get a used M8 with all I have hear about
> the RD1.  Now had the RD1 been a decent camera with good customer
> support...that'd have made a difference to me.
>
>


-- 
// richard m: richard @imagecraft.com
// b: http://richardfman.wordpress.com

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