[Leica] Trouble I've seen - RD 1 experience

[cummer at netvigator.com (Howard Cummer)]

Hi Vick,
I had it all - with one RD 1 or another - poorly set up rangefinders,  
misaligned CCDs, out of square frame lines, kaput dials, clumps of  
dead pixels. The last one (now with another Lugger) was the best one.  
Based on my experience I would only buy an M8 with warranty.
Cheers
Howard.

On 11 Nov 2007, at 9:57 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:

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> Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:37:15 -0500
> From: "Vick Ko" <vick.ko@sympatico.ca>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] The trouble I've seen
> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
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> Howard,
>
> What was your experience with the RD1's?
>
> Given the paranoia I have with electronics and malfunctions, the  
> only thing
> that brought me to buying an RD1 was it's plummet in pricing to  
> $1500, and
> buying mine from a fastidious LUG person who switched back to film.
>
> I can't foresee Leica M8's getting down to that price, and "$4K with
> warranty" hasn't hit my "buy it now" threshold.  And I'd be scared of
> selling the M8 after the expiry of the warranty, and the story that  
> I'd have
> to disclose to the potential buyer.
>
> My RD1 has served me well, although I didn't have the courage to  
> take it on
> holidays with me.  I took two Hasselblads and a case of film instead.
>
> regards
> Vick