Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] my contax t is dead as caesar
From: "faneuil" <leica_korenman@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 16:21:05 -0400
References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020630133228.00b94a00@pop.runbox.com>

My adorable black T3 goes everywhere with me.
It is close to perfect.

Eric

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From: "Jeffery Smith" <jls@runbox.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] my contax t is dead as caesar


> All I can think of is Essex in New Jersey. Dante Stella indicated to me
> that they no longer make the parts for it, but Essex may be able to
salvage
> it anyway. They have worked on 45-year-old uncommon rangefinders for me
> without flinching.
>
> Jeffery
>
> At 12:32 PM 6/30/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> >:-(
> >
> >after a short, quick 3 foot trip onto concrete, my beloved contax t
> >is no longer with the living.  actually, mechanically it appears fine
> >except the corner near the shutter which looks like the front fender
> >of a 61 impala that's met the proverbial concrete bridge abuttment.
> >the counter shows double dashes and the shutter no longer fires.
> >
> >i know there are a couple of "T" afficianados out there... any repair
> >shop left who can look at the carcass?  i hear contax disowns these
> >prodigal sons.  if worse comes to worst, it should be good as a parts
> >source; the lens and viewfinders is perfect; prior to my malfeasance
> >this little gem was a mint -.
> >
> >-rei
> >
> >p.s. to assuage my loss, i went over to bergen county camera and picked
> >      up a T3, filter adapter and hood.  without disrespect to the
recently
> >      departed, the T3 is a real hottie.
> >
> >--
> >Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com
> >Ridgewood, New Jersey
> >
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