Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/26

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Out Damned Spot!
From: "Bergman, Mark A." <mabergm@nppd.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 16:35:28 -0500

OK it was a bad day and I'm still not over feeling stupid about leaving my
M6 on the car seat without a lens cap.

Just wanted to show my knowledge base on the real cost of a new curtain.

- -----Original Message-----
From: Ted Grant [mailto:tedgrant@home.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 9:11 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Out Damned Spot!


"Bergman, Mark A." wrote:
> 
> I don't know what Solms plans are but I can tell you in today dollars it
> doesn't cost no stinkin $575 to replace the curtain.  I recently proved
that
> lens' caps do have a function when I burned a hole in my shutter curtain
> (the curtain with the spot).  Sherry Kraunter charged me around $250 to
> replace the curtain and do a CLA, plus insurance and return shipping.  The
> curtain was around a $60 part.<<<<<<<<<<<<


Steady Mark me old son,

Please re-read Buzz Hausner's post that he sent with a very large
"tongue - in - cheek!"  Jeeeeeeeesh some folks just take life "so
serious these days!"

 Don't forget, "Smile and the whole world will smile with you!"

ted 
Victoria, Canada
http://www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant