Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Noise and Leicas
From: "A.H.SCHMIDT" <horsts@primus.com.au>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 11:51:22 +1100
References: <B61B3195.84CF%howard.390@osu.edu>
 
Martin Howard wrote:

> Marc James Small jotted down the following:
>
> > However, the brass gears will need replaced every 250,000 rolls or so, while
> > the steel gears will operate virtually forever without failure.
>
> Damn, that's like, what, 4000 years for the average Leica user.  Man, why
> can't they build 'em to *last*?
>

Howard,   wow!! Was I worried for a moment, my calculations came out to only 3500
years.
You've made my day.

Regards, Horst Schmidt
In reply to: Message from Martin Howard <howard.390@osu.edu> (Re: [Leica] Noise and Leicas)