Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]75 bucks for a rewind knob (with crank?) - sounds very reasonable when you consider that the plain lens hood 12575 is available new from Adorama at $ 99.99. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen - -----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: Carl Cook <clcook@halcyon.com> Vastaanottaja: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Päivä: 11. huhtikuuta 2001 2:58 Aihe: [Leica] Rewind knob > > >I have enjoyed reading this list -- really interesting people, great >conversation and terrific [photos on the various webs sites, so this seems >like the place to ask the following -- > >My pre-TTL M6 bit the dust, bending the rewind knob completely out of >shape. My camera repair guy, an excellent craftsman and very innovative >when parts are unavailable spent over an hour trying to straighten the knob >out. A call to Leica revealed that they would be glad to send a replacement >in three weeks for $75! Seventy five bucks! I am well aware of the cost of >Leica equipment (boy am I), but $75 seems a bit much for a rewind knob. > >Both the repair tech and myself were surprised at how thin and flimsy the >rewind knob is considering the quality of the rest of the camera. > >Anyway, does anyone out there have for sale or know of anywhere I can pick >up a rewind knob for a more "reasonable" price? In the meantime, the tech >is going to tap a proper sized thread into an old Contax rewind knob so at >least I can use the camera again. > >Thanks very much -- and thanks for some great reading in this group! > >Carl -- > >clcook@halcyon.com >http://www.halcyon.com/clcook/photowks.htm >