Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Uh-oh! Justin, My heart goes out to you for your loss. I cannot diagnose the problem on the web, but it sounds like you got your M6s infected with one of those rare tropical fungus diseases- similar to "Jungle Rot", but affecting only cameras.... it is NOT the same fungus that affects lenses, and so normal anti-fungal procedures do not work. If you will send me the cameras, along with your address carefully printed on a fifty dollar bill, I will run them through the Electro-disgronifier, give them a series of UVa and alpha particle treatments, and a thorough work-up. If they do not make it, I'll of course spare you the sorrowful task of disposing of the bodies; we can actually inter them here, and send you Digilux Photos of the plot. Dan ( Acme Camera and Pet Semetary) Post - ----- Original Message ----- From: <brice777@yahoo.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 10:29 PM Subject: [Leica] black M6 top plates bubbling like crazy > I have two black M6's and both top plates are corroding as manifested by > tiny bubbles popping up (although not bursting) all over the place. > > Is it ironic that it gets worse every time i visit a tropical country? > Additionally, on the trips I've made, I've visited a sulfur mine, where > there was a tremendous amount of exposure to volcanic sulfur fumes... is > this a possible culpurit? > > Any ideas what might be causing this? Any ideas how to stop the bubbling? > > Leica USA was stumped and blamed the humidity.... > > > thanks, > Justin > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com >