Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/14

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Subject: [Leica] M6 CLA'd BY LEICA FRANCE : DEBRIEFING
From: V8PWR@aol.com
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 16:57:52 EDT

Hello all .
Well , today I had a phone call from my local dealer ( Camara in Bourges ) 
announcing
that my M6 was back from CLA .
Why did it need a CLA ? 
Because it had ingested 14 years of heavy dust from Africa , breathed sticky 
air from very damp areas like Djibouti , been coated  inside and out by Large 
Top Fuel Dragsters burnouts .
In addition , the flash was triggered when the shutter was armed , and the 
viewfinder was really dusty inside .
So the thing went to CLA at the end of febuary , via my dealer , and came 
back today ; it was mine again after paying the amount of 2155.70 FF .
What was done to it for that amount :
First of all , the Leitz red dot is now a Leica red dot . Not of a good 
importance for the " user only " that I am , it could be a different story 
for a collector . 
The invoice lists what was done to it : body dissassembling , rangefinder - 
frames , brake , speed adjustment , sync ,
friction adjustment of the winding reel , ISO ring .
No parts are beeing mentionned . 
The first thing I noted when I removed the front cap , was that the 
reflective white spot is much brighter than it was before . A closer look at 
the thing reveales that the curtains have been replaced ! 
I don't know why ? 
I also tried all speeds and my M6 feels much more soft and silent than it was 
!  Just like my M4 .
My feeling is that the job was well done for the price to pay .
I will let you know more after a few films .
Regards 
JoGOODTIMES