Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] STOP WORRYING ABOUT YOUR LEICAS
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 15:02:47 -0500
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Ted Grant wrote:
> 
> From: Tristan Tom
> >>>>How big of a jolt does it take to knock the Leica rangefinder out of
> > alignment? Dop they just go out with time and normal usage?  I'm just
> > curious how careful I need to be with it. I've already knocked it
> > around a bit,<<<<<<
> 
> Tristan,
> Don't sweat it! This camera can handle a good amount of abuse. Heck you've
> admitted  you've banged it a few times and nothing happens.
> 
> I've been banging mine around the world since 1985 and the rangefinders are
> still fine.
Hell, my M6 bounced around inside my RAV4 when I rolled it - at least
twice, my son claims three times or more - at 65 miles an hour. The car
was totalled, I was smashed up, my 35 ASPH had what seemed to be batter
acid on the front element - and there was NOTHING wrong with the
rangefinder....



> The only thing knocked out of alignment I've experienced with a Leica, are a
> couple of front teeth when I jumped over a fence on assignment and when I
> landed one of the Leicas' came up and smacked me in the mouth! One might
> say, "Completely throwing them out of alignment!" ;-) True guys!
> 
> And it hurt and I bled like a stuck pig!  And I still had to keep shooting,
> as this was a one time only situation!         Aaaaaaah life is hell in the
> trenches! ;-)
> ted
> 
> Ted Grant Photography Limited
> www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant

In reply to: Message from "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com> (Re: [Leica] STOP WORRYING ABOUT YOUR LEICAS)