Re: [Leica] my old m6 my new m3 - a tale of frankenleica and terror....

["Dante A. Stella" <dante@umich.edu>]

I dig the "LCD" on the back.  If it's Mattel, it's swell.

Kyle Cassidy wrote:

> so ... the camera fix it folks have had my m6 since june 12, fixing the
> vertical alignment, i call, they say "not yet", i call later, they say
> "not yet", meanwhile i'm stuck with an m3 that isn't quite what i'd hoped,
> but with the incredible assistance of some luggers (jim shulman, steve
> lehurray and sal dimarco), bit by bit, piece by piece, this m3 is turning
> into something _useable_. it loads faster, winds quicker, rewinds quicker,
> and, well, there's an aux viewfinder ...
>
>  http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/leicaslacker/m3/frankenleica1.jpg
>  http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/leicaslacker/m3/frankenleica2.jpg
>
> so it's a lot more _useable_ but i'm still PISSED about my m6, so
> today, i call the repair shop again, and have the following conversation:
>
> "look, if you can't FIX it by friday, just send it BACK to me."
> "even if it's not fixed."
> "right. even if it's not fixed, i'm going crazy not taking pictures."
>
> <long befuddled pause, and i am NOT kidding>
>
> "you're _using_ this camera to take pictures?"
> "of course."
>
> <pause and i swear to god i am NOT KIDDING>
>
> "oh dear, i am VERY SORRY, we just -- i just -- we always think of leicas
> as collectors, if i realized this was your _camera_, look, i'm going to
> call the repair department RIGHT NOW and tell them you need this back. i'm
> so sorry, i thought this was part of a collection, we didn't realize you
> needed it."
>
> <obviously, she had not SEEN my m6. how did she think the vert got out of
> alignment? on a shelf?>
>
> "it's real beat up."
>
> "i'll call you by friday, and i must appologise again."
>
>  keep calling that shop, you'll get your camera back,
>
>  k c
>
>  (next scheduled improvement for m3, FLASH SYNC!)