Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/21

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Subject: RE: [Leica] BD and the M7
From: Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 21:51:55 -0800
References: <006d01c2d9f3$1a01ef90$0316fea9@ccasony01>

At 4:49 PM -0500 2/21/03, bdcolen wrote:
>Wanted: Photographer - must have access to, and ability to use, machine
>tools.
>
>ROFLOL!!!
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Marc James
>Small
>Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 3:56 PM
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] BD and the M7
>
>
>At 02:07 PM 2/21/03 -0600, grduprey@rockwellcollins.com wrote:
>>My point (if I have one) is that as nice as the old stuff is it will
>>indeed become unrepairable (yes I know that is heresy to you M-3 users)
>
>>as there will be no one who can make new gears etc, at some time in the
>
>>not so distant future.
>
>This is so much bunk, sir.  I can make the gears, if push comes to
>shove, as can my son.  Anyone with access to a minimal amount of machine
>tools can do so.
>
>Marc

There are thousands who can do this. There will be thousands for a 
lot longer than there will be specific electronic replacement parts 
available.

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Replies: Reply from Christer Almqvist <chris@almqvist.net> (RE: [Leica] BD and the M7)
In reply to: Message from "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (RE: [Leica] BD and the M7)