[LRflex] Re: Thanks for Time on Gerry Smith/Kindermann
- From: "William B. Abbott III" <captbilly3@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 17:11:30 -0700
Kevin,
I was curious about your R6.2 CLA situation, and since I have never used or
owned an R6 or R6.2, only an R4, an R4S, an R7, and an R9, I Googled "R6.2" and
what came up at the top of the list was a page in Karen Nakamura's excellent
website, www.photoethnography.com:
http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?LeicaR6.html~mainFrame
On the web page was this sentence that caught my eye and which may shed some
light on Solms's high CLA expense (or maybe not!):
> "With their intricate clockwork timing mechanisms, mechanical shutters are
> expensive to make. For example, a new R6.2 was more expensive than the much
> higher-tech R8!"
She also added a correction to her original page, noting that in addition to
the meter that does not work with a dead battery, the self-timer won't work
either.
Good luck!
All the best,
Bill
On Jun 8, 2010, at 11:22 AM, Kevin Willey wrote:
> David and other Leica Respondees,
>
> Thank you for the tip. I will send my camera to Kindermann because of your
> strong endorsements.
> Having done that, my wife will probably begin to talk to me again and even
> pickup the R6.2 upon its return.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Kevin
>
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