Thanks for the advice. Don't they call that "Chinese maintenance" ='s fix when broke ?? Dave ________________________________ From: Bob Shaw <rsphotoimages@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wed, April 28, 2010 8:29:54 PM Subject: [LRflex] Re: R maintenance requirements I have both the R8 and R9. My advice is exactly what Doug said. They seem to be fundamentally bullet-proof. Wear them out. Bob Bob Shaw rsphotoimages@xxxxxxxxxxx On Apr 28, 2010, at 7:55 PM, Doug Herr wrote: > David Simms wrote: > >> Some of you R users have been using the Leica Rs for a long time. What's >> your take on maintenance? > > Fix 'em when there's something wrong. The R4s and R4sP bodies I had needed a > CLA every 10 years or so. Leicaflexes used regularly were sent in only as > needed, but shutter speeds can creep out of adjustment gradually so every ten > years would be safe. The R8 takes a lickin' and keeps on clickin'. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > ------ > Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: > http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ > Archives are at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/ ------ Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at: http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/ Archives are at: //www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/