Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've had no problems whatsoever with my R2. Regards, Greg Nathan Wajsman wrote: >Hi Ernie, > >Of course you are not butting in. Exchange of opinions is the purpose of the >list! >It sounds to me like you have been unlucky, I guess. I have not noticed any >issues with the rewind, and my R2 was perfect in every way when it arrived. I >bought it from Joseph Yao in Hong Kong, and I know that he checked it >thoroughly before sending it off to me. > >Nathan > >Ernest Nitka wrote: > >>Nathan - sorry for butting in with my opinion but as a point of >>discussion I hope you won't mind. Sorry BD also if this is butting in. >> >>I have the R2 and have had some minor complaints about the workmanship >>of the R2 - I have an R2 that I put thru about 10 rolls so far. The >>first one had to go back because of a jammed shutter. I know that any >>camera including the Leica can be DOA and have to be sent back. I was >>willing to chock that up as nothing serious. But I have to say that >>the rewind is still very difficult, not smooth and the winding is >>likewise. I just recently used my Nikon FM3a side by side and the wind >>on and rewind are soooooo smooth. In the 10 rolls I've had 3 exposures >>that were partially overlapped onto the next exposure. This is such a >>rare occurrence with my other manual wind cameras that it is notable. >>I do agree that the R2 is more substantial than the R. >> >>Once again I'm sorry for adding my $.02. Nathan any problems so far >>with your R2 >> >>ernie >> > >-- >Nathan Wajsman >Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > >e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch >mobile: +41 78 732 1430 > >Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm >General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html