Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was offered an upgrade (pre-prepared pdf) to M(240), M-P(240) or M(246) when the factory had received my M9, the difference in prices were not enough to sway me (plus I have an M(240) and the original Monochrom) so had my M9 repaired - at no cost to myself. john -----Original Message----- > On Oct 7, 2016, at 7:10 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > I have been using Leicas for 40 years and have regretted every excursion > into other systems. I sent my film cameras in for CLA after every trip > and never had problems with them. I sent my M9 in after I dropped it on a > marble floor and knocked it out of alignment. They discovered that the > sensor was bad and offered to replace it for free or give me the same > amount off on the new Monochrome. When they decide to give this service to all, they will have grown up. Steve > I got the MM and haven't regretted it. I've been speaking to college > photo classes lately and most of them have never heard of Leica! > > Tina > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 7, 2016, at 9:36 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote: >> >> I have no idea why people compare simple mechanical cameras which do not >> require batteries (I have M2, Nikon F2 (plain prism) and 500C/M) with >> digital cameras. I used Fuji X-T1 and the results, for me, were nowhere >> close to what I get with Leica. >> >> john >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> >> On Fri, 7 Oct 2016 John McMaster <john at mcmaster.fr>wrote: >> >>> ......In the last 12 months, three sensors (M9, original Monochrom and >> S2-P, plus currently on my third S AF failure), all carried out >free >> including shipping..... >> >> =================================================================================================== >> >> Wow(?). I used my (second-hand) M3 every day for 40 years, personally >> and >> at work, and it is still going strong. I'd still use it if I had a >> darkroom. >> >> Loved my film Leicas, but I'm glad I saved a lot of money (and grief) by >> buying a Fuji body for all my diverse lenses. No problems in three years. >> >> - >> Alan >> >> Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer University of >> Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services >> (Retired) >> UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978 >> UPAA Master of the Profession 2014 >> amr3 at uwm.edu >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ >> >> "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for an inability to >> notice. " - Elliott Erwitt >> >>