umanalc Posted March 12, 2011 Share #41 Posted March 12, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Nicole, to my knowledge, that copy by Leicatime is incorrect, as Jaap pointed out. There were a very small number of broken castings reported here, but I never saw a report that the baseplate had failed. I think Leicatime might want to back up or modify their copy, "... where some break of the normal baseplates has been reported." I agree with you on the matter of stress points. A couple times, I've successfully engaged the closure key on my M8 baseplate only to find that the other end had not engaged. Sir, I have seen some (rare ? Better !) pictures of the broken BASEPLATE, please trust me. I didn't copied them, but it happened. Then, making my special baseplate, I wanted to be careful, and to find a way to have it more robust. As for the broken die-cast of the body, I've seen it only once. But, we'll never know if it was due to a schock, a falling down of the camera, or so-on... Regards, Luigi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Washington Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share #42 Posted March 12, 2011 jappv and archi4, Sorry, I've been slow getting back here as I just giot the RRS plate and wanted some time to mess with it. I agree with both your points posted above … no the tab is as strong as it has always been… but concerning the torsional stress the tightness of the RRS lips around the body shell may count for something. It's really a precision fit…. and a wee bit hard to get on until you get used to it. Just a thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 12, 2011 Share #43 Posted March 12, 2011 Sir, I have seen some (rare ? Better !) pictures of the broken BASEPLATE, please trust me. I didn't copied them, but it happened. Then, making my special baseplate, I wanted to be careful, and to find a way to have it more robust. As for the broken die-cast of the body, I've seen it only once. But, we'll never know if it was due to a schock, a falling down of the camera, or so-on... Regards, Luigi I'm fairly active on this forum, and `i've never seen a broken bottom plate, but of course I may have missed something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share #44 Posted March 12, 2011 jappv, As I have said my concern has never been the baseplate breaking under "normal" use. What normal use means to me is the common sense not to overload it. But, if you do hang something from the bottom or to some degree put some unsupported lens cantilevered off the mount: where lies the practical limit to this? I dunno, I just wouldn't do it with anything my gut tells me is "too much". However, this RRS plate with it's bolt on additional close fitting dovetail side plate has me thinking (a bad habit I need to get over) about using the strap lug for additional support on the tab side. It would be easier if the lug were central on the body and 90 degrees from the camera front… but, this is not the case. Anyway, I am only thinking just now with the concerns of the heavy bottom mounted flash that started all of this stuff. Naturally, this is only meant for a specific use and would be unnecessary and useless to the owners with no such need. But, on the bright side, it would supply much ammunition for further ridicule. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 13, 2011 Share #45 Posted March 13, 2011 I understand, washington. My point is that it has not happened (yet?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share #46 Posted March 13, 2011 True enough in-so-far as what has been posted here. But, I see no harm, given a special condition, to see it doesn't happen even once. I spent 30 plus years designing and machining improved parts for old Brit bikes. All that got ruined due to a bad marriage. So, I mess with this stuff because it's in my blood….. and nothing else to work on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladik Posted March 13, 2011 Share #47 Posted March 13, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I hope that Leica will drop this ilogical removable bottom plate in favor of small opening for battery and SD card a'la every $ 100 P&S on the market. It would also have to be cheaper to manufacture. Having said that I am very carefull when using M9 on a tripod. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washington Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share #48 Posted March 14, 2011 Of course that makes sense. But "the old days" are gone in favor of maximum profit. As much as I enjoy my M-9 it reeks of minimal user friendly engineering. Gee, I hate to say this as I bought it to digitally reproduce my experiences with my M-3 and M-4. as far as "build quality" goes…. well, I need not say more. On the other hand…. the previous cameras mentioned weren't exactly "easy" either. The Leica seems to be a machine you either learn to use: or else! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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