Re: [Leica] Camera quality

[Steve Hickel <smhickel@iserv.net>]

Jim,

The cars you mention are all used. The cameras and lenses that folks are
mentioning are new: a slight difference.

Steve

At 09:10 AM 3/14/98 -0800, you wrote:
>At 04:53 AM 3/15/98 +0000, you wrote:
>>For the record, I can remember a few of the people who've had trouble with
>their 
>>M6's (and R8's + lenses). All is from memory so pardon any errors:
>>
>>Tina Manly has had terrible luck: A brken rewind M6 and a shattered
>shutter R8.
>>Ferdinand had a bad M6.
>>Tom Shea had a run of three bad M6's and a bad lens
>>Ian Stanley has a tampered with NIB M6 that has faulty flash sync and RF
>wheel 
>>screwhead marring.
>>Robert Louzan has a defective NIB 50/2.8 that is repaired, rather than
>replaced 
>>under passport (apparantly not left in new condition)
>>
>>Anyone else remember some more history?
>>
>>DannyGonzalez
>> 
>
>I wonder if any of these people have had car trouble? I have a family of
>six. Three sons, one daughter, a wife, and me. Five of us have BMW's of
>various vintage. Mine's the newest, a 94 530, my wife's is a 91 525,
>daughter a 90 325is, oldest son am 88 M3, next oldest son an 87 325i. Each
>and every one of these cars has had something break. Something that wasn't
>supposed to break. My wife's has had two new heads, a new radiator, and
>transmission work three times. Mine has had two new timing chain covers. My
>daughter's is the most trouble free. The M3 has a new engine. The 87 seems
>OK too.
>
>The point is that sh*t happens! Period. I will continue to buy BMW's as
>will my kids. Like Leicas, we know them, trust them, and when they get
>sick, we fix them.
>
>Also, you are looking at probably .001% of the total Leica population. And
>of the 300 or 400 LUG members, you are looking at perhaps 1%. And don't
>forget, many times problems are brought about by a mistake in handling.
>
>Jim
>
>







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