Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/01

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Subject: [Leica] D70 Durability
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Sat Jan 1 18:43:21 2005

On 1/1/05 6:01 PM, "Ed Kowaleski" <ekowaleski@twmi.rr.com> typed:

> I almost totally demolished a D70 this summer while on vacation in Russia.
> I had a 24-120 G lens mounted on in and as I exited a bus the lens barrel
> hit or was caught on something and ripped the lens off the body.  With the
> body came number of loose springs, bezels, ABS mounting rings, and assorted
> screws.  The lens was fine but the body was a wreck.  Still, Nikon repaired
> it for $280 and it appears to work as well as new.  They do break.
> 
> Ed K


Love that 24-120 G lens Ed!

Takes a licking and keeps on ticking.

Gets into those hard to reach places in just the right way.

Mark Rabiner
Photography
Portland Oregon
http://rabinergroup.com/





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