Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Be careful, Geoff. The lens shade looks like most of mine. They are really good for soaking up impact. It looks like that one is built in though. Bummer. Rangefinder is no big deal. A nuisance, but no major surgery. If it was a film M, I could tell you how to do it yourself. But be careful! That looks like a fall that could have done some real damage to you. Hmmm ... did Lluis have his M8 with him at the time and take a similar dive? On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 8:37 AM, Gerry Walden <gwpics at gmail.com> wrote: > Geoff > > That beautiful M!!!! Glad you were not too badly hurt. > > Maybe Lluis will lend you his M8 until you can get back to Aus and get it > repaired. > > Good luck with it, and I hope it was insured. > > Gerry > > On 27 Sep 2013, at 01:01, Montie <montoid at earthlink.net> wrote: > > > Devil: "Well, Hopster, I'm feeling generous today, so I'm > > giving you a choice, compound fractures of both legs with no > > camera and lens damage, or, vice versa, what will it be? > > > > Hopster: "Will ya throw in the casts"? ;-) > > > > Kidding aside, truly hope all is well! > > > > Montie > > > > > >>> I tripped down some stone steps in Raval while walking with Lluis > today. > > 86c for plasters and Paracetomol for me. > > I think it will be a little mor efor the M and my (just serviced) > Summilux > > M 50 ASPH...RATS! > > lens appears to work fine except for crushed hood that took the impact. > > Rangefinder out of alignment in the M. Otherwise looks OK outside. We > will > > see. 1802 frames on this trip, the last two are perfectly exposed grey > > pavement taken on impact! > > > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/152564030 > > > > > > Cheers > > Geoff > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >