Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, we recently sold a beautiful M7 0.58 chrome to a customer and he was delighted, no problems. Perhaps you should take this up with Leica, instead of the LUG. Sounds like a repair issue, rather than a "Let's blast Leica" issue. I'm sure they could replace the item in question with one that works properly for you. Cheers! KM - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Caliguri" <caliguri@rcn.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; <leica-users-digest@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2003 5:20 PM Subject: [Leica] Revenge of the Special Order Chrome M7's!! > Hi All - > After the report that the MP-6 or M6-P (or M"PP" or M "Wee - Wee") > --- whatever --- will be offered in Black and silver with all V.F. Mags, > (for which I know you all still cannot sleep over the excitement in your > hearts!) I have another strange report to relay. > I just picked up a Special Order Silver M7 0.58 to round out my M's > (LHSA's in the 3 V.F. mags and M7's in he 3 V.F. mags) after selling off my > M6 TTL's. So that's that ... BUT ... as in the same case as when I bought > my special order M7 Silver 0.85, the screw thread on the baseplate is > different AGAIN - FOR the SECOND TIME - and will not take the Leica grip, or > other tripod accessories my black M7 will -- or other M's for that matter! > OK - I fixed it with Dr. Blacktapes black tape suggestion on the first > camera ... but enough is enough! I am peeved! Riled! Ticked Off! Even a > little upset!!! > So ... I'm gonna get me two new base plates - and no one will stop me. > Even if I gotta drive to New Jersey (What exit by the way?) and swipe 'em > off the 'Last of The M6's' darn it!! > I just wanna know if this is a conspiracy - have any of you experienced > this blow to your trust in Leica Craftsmanship? Will this be an MP thing as > well - but with Black cameras? Will they STOP wasting money and supplying > two lithium 1/3N cells with each MP sold to fix this problem?? Will Hans > Peter of Germany hold a special meeting with Roger Horn in the Leica > Strategic Situation Room - and finally get keys to the executive washroom??? > All I want to know is ....................why? > (sniff) Ed (sniff) > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html