Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]BD, Jim Laurel et al.: While I do not want to publicize this in the New York Times or in Pop Photo, Leica in Northvale can do some magic on the M6 0.72. Essentially, if you exactly center your eye using the M6, the rangefinder works well; on the other hand, if you move your eye, the flare against a bright light source makes the rangefinder inoperable. This is a M6 design flaw which may have been corrected in the M6 0.85. Typically, you can move you eye any way you like with a M5 or M4 and the focusing is perfect. In late April, I took my M6 still under passport warranty to Northvale and complained to the customer service rep. Within three weeks, the camera was returned to me without any tape or paint or any "handyman special" patch in good condition, performing with respect to focusing as any M camera with a 45+ year pedigree should. I have no idea whether the rangefinder mechanism was replaced or only corrected. But under passport protection Leica in NJ did an outstanding job. How much this serrvice costs if you are out of warranty I don't know. Regards, Andrew Jordan