Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Vick, if you ever get a chance to observe how the rangefinder is adjusted and how that sensor location is measured and calibrated, you might get a better sense of the level of tolerances and skills that they are working with. If you are interested in an hour long video interview with Stefan Daniel discussing the M9 design and features and other Leica issues, it is available here from Michael Reichmann http://www.vimeo.com/6344220 2009/9/14 Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> > See the video about the M9 at Solms? > > http://www.luminous-landscape.com/videos/m9-video.shtml > > On the positive side, I now know how to take one apart and what to expect. > > On the negative (disappointing) side, is the most skilled task that they do > to manually shim the sensor and to clean the sensor? You don't need three > years of fine-mechanic apprenticeship for that. > > And why so much manual recording of data? Any modern plant would simply > scan the information and enter any other additional data by keyboard. > > Don't get me wrong, I hope Leica sells truckloads of the M9 and gets back > into the black. > > ....Vick > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Cheers Geoff The new LEICA M9 Passion for perfect pictures. http://www.m.leica-camera.com http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman