Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] kyle is LEICALESS!
From: John Collier <jbcollier@powersurfr.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 08:39:42 -0700

Those whom the gods punish they first drive insane...

Send it to a GOOD Leica tech this time.

John Collier (who will shortly post a sorry story of his own)

> From: Kyle Cassidy <KCassidy@asc.upenn.edu>
> 
> ah, i'm living in the dumps now. yesterday my m6 quit on me.
> 
> i was winding away and came to the end of the roll, although i was only on
> frame 15. put another roll in, wound through 10 frames and it refused to
> advance any further. rewound, tried again, ten frames and it refuses to
> advance further; first ten go along smoothly though. opened the back and
> bottom, ran a roll through, it still stopped after ten frames, couldn't
> figure out why, but i now have to either
> 
> a) send it out to meet it's sister in germany
> b) start rolling 9 exposure rolls. or
> c) begin to use the hindenburg leica exclusively.
> 
> which i wouldnt mind, but it takes 8 minutes to change film in it. oh woe is
> me.
> 
> you may now begin making jokes at my expense.
>

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