Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/09/27

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: M ouch
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:49:05 +0200
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No he had my M9 and he kept shooting and talking to senoritas!


Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 27 September 2013 12:56, Daniel Ridings <dlridings at gmail.com> wrote:

> Be careful, Geoff. The lens shade looks like most of mine. They are really
> good for soaking up impact. It looks like that one is built in though.
> Bummer. Rangefinder is no big deal. A nuisance, but no major surgery. If it
> was a film M, I could tell you how to do it yourself.
>
> But be careful! That looks like a fall that could have done some real
> damage to you.
>
> Hmmm ... did Lluis have his M8 with him at the time and take a similar
> dive?
>
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 8:37 AM, Gerry Walden <gwpics at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Geoff
> >
> > That beautiful M!!!! Glad you were not too badly hurt.
> >
> > Maybe Lluis will lend you his M8 until you can get back to Aus and get it
> > repaired.
> >
> > Good luck with it, and I hope it was insured.
> >
> > Gerry
> >
> > On 27 Sep 2013, at 01:01, Montie <montoid at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Devil:  "Well, Hopster, I'm feeling generous today, so I'm
> > > giving you a choice, compound fractures of both legs with no
> > > camera and lens damage, or, vice versa, what will it be?
> > >
> > > Hopster:  "Will ya throw in the casts"?  ;-)
> > >
> > > Kidding aside, truly hope all is well!
> > >
> > > Montie
> > >
> > >
> > >>> I tripped down some stone steps in Raval while walking with Lluis
> > today.
> > > 86c for plasters and Paracetomol for me.
> > > I think it will be a little mor efor the M and my (just serviced)
> > Summilux
> > > M 50 ASPH...RATS!
> > > lens appears to work fine except for crushed hood that took the impact.
> > > Rangefinder out of alignment in the M. Otherwise looks OK outside. We
> > will
> > > see. 1802 frames on this trip, the last two are perfectly exposed grey
> > > pavement taken on impact!
> > >
> > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/152564030
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Geoff
> > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> > >
> > >
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In reply to: Message from montoid at earthlink.net (Montie) ([Leica] IMG: M ouch)
Message from gwpics at gmail.com (Gerry Walden) ([Leica] IMG: M ouch)
Message from dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings) ([Leica] IMG: M ouch)