Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/02

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Subject: [Leica] Expired film advice
From: mingthein at gmail.com (Thein Onn Ming)
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 22:15:10 +0800
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Mine isn't. It has a tendency to lock up under certain conditions  
necessitating battery removal and letting it sit for a while. Also, I  
seem to be able to handhold the M6 about two stops slower than I can  
with the M8...

On Jun 2, 2009, at 10:04 PM, Sonny Carter wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:32 AM, Thein Onn Ming  
> <mingthein at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  The M8 isn't that reliable so I figure having a backup isn't a  
>> bad idea,
>> plus I wanted to try a film M.
>
>
> I've found my M8 entirely reliable.  I never take a back-up  
> anymore.   I
> figure if something breaks, then I'll just buy a couple single use  
> cameras.
>
>
> That said, I took my MDa to Christmas Fest so I could use the CV15  
> fully,
> and was amazed at how often I tried to chimp the blank back!
>
> -- 
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
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>
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THEIN Onn Ming
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