andybarton Posted July 31, 2013 Share #41 Posted July 31, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Mine was all done foc. It was a few years ago now though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tgray Posted August 7, 2013 Share #42 Posted August 7, 2013 Parts are free, you have to pay for the work though. Also the optical reader has it's own set of quirks. Had I known them in advance, I would not necessarily have had mine changed. What quirks do you have in mind? I can't say that I've ever had an issue with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbretteville Posted August 10, 2013 Share #43 Posted August 10, 2013 The optical reader reads white and yellow labled non-dx cassettes as ISO5000, setting the ISO manually to something the reader does not agree with causer the exposure compensation led to flash constantly. Very annoying. The electrical reader does not do this. Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted August 10, 2013 Share #44 Posted August 10, 2013 I never rely upon the M7 ISO sensor and I bet that most of us film users could do well with manual ISO setting. I must admit that Leica's BTL readings are very good! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgray Posted August 13, 2013 Share #45 Posted August 13, 2013 The optical reader reads white and yellow labled non-dx cassettes as ISO5000, setting the ISO manually to something the reader does not agree with causer the exposure compensation led to flash constantly. Very annoying. The electrical reader does not do this.Carl Interesting. I guess I've not used them. You could always just put a piece of tape in the proper area on the cassette. You don't even need to worry about electrical conductivity since it's optical. Just grab a piece of scotch tape and a sharpie and make your own label. Not that I've tried it, but I bet it would work. I have done something similar on electrical readers (Canon 1V). I must be one of the few who just don't mind the flashing LED. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gberger Posted August 14, 2013 Share #46 Posted August 14, 2013 Just a thought: Which will happen first? (a) Having either the M7 or the MP become unusable? ( Having 35mm roll film go the way of the old glass plates? I'd hate to live long enough to have an answer to that question. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guido Posted August 14, 2013 Share #47 Posted August 14, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just a thought: Which will happen first? (a) Having either the M7 or the MP become unusable? ( Having 35mm roll film go the way of the old glass plates? Since my Canon A-1 from the 1970s still works, and audio cassettes and VHS tapes are still available today, I'm not worried at all about the M7 or film. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted August 14, 2013 Share #48 Posted August 14, 2013 I must be one of the few who just don't mind the flashing LED. I take the flashing red light as a reminder that I have manually set the ISO and must manually adjust when I change film. Nothing worse than changing to a film of different ISO and thinking you are 'DX'd! If you rationalize a function as useful, I agree, suddenly it is not annoying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrypittman Posted August 18, 2013 Share #49 Posted August 18, 2013 I just started vacation in the Pacific Northwest and packed only my MP and M9 with four lenses. I chose the MP, which I purchased about three years ago and has only had about 50 rolls run through it, in large part because of it's reliability. OK, it is also my favorite camera to shot too. Well, the first day in Seattle the MP jammed and it will not fire and will not advance. Sent it off to Leica in NJ this morning. I ad traded in a black .85 M7 for the MP and I wonder if the M7 is currently working! Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semi-ambivalent Posted August 18, 2013 Share #50 Posted August 18, 2013 I just started vacation in the Pacific Northwest and packed only my MP and M9 with four lenses. I chose the MP, which I purchased about three years ago and has only had about 50 rolls run through it, in large part because of it's reliability. OK, it is also my favorite camera to shot too. Well, the first day in Seattle the MP jammed and it will not fire and will not advance. Sent it off to Leica in NJ this morning. I ad traded in a black .85 M7 for the MP and I wonder if the M7 is currently working!Jeff Jeff, So sorry to hear this, I just pulled the trigger on an MP ALC. When you get your MP back please share the diagnosis. (Fidgets M3 nervously...) s-a Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrypittman Posted August 31, 2013 Share #51 Posted August 31, 2013 Jeff, So sorry to hear this, I just pulled the trigger on an MP ALC. When you get your MP back please share the diagnosis. (Fidgets M3 nervously...) s-a s-a, Replace #32 gear and repair transport mechanism: $475. Ouch! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted August 31, 2013 Share #52 Posted August 31, 2013 You say 'ouch' to $475, but that is little more than the cost of a CLA, which it would have received anyway. How much do you think the work is worth? My test for most things is "would I like to do it for that price?" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guido Posted September 1, 2013 Share #53 Posted September 1, 2013 My test for most things is "would I like to do it for that price?" "We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day." (Linda Evangelista) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted September 1, 2013 Share #54 Posted September 1, 2013 Just a thought: Which will happen first? (a) Having either the M7 or the MP become unusable? ( Having 35mm roll film go the way of the old glass plates? I'd hate to live long enough to have an answer to that question. There are photographers out there working with glass plates today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semi-ambivalent Posted September 1, 2013 Share #55 Posted September 1, 2013 s-a,Replace #32 gear and repair transport mechanism: $475. Ouch! Jeff, $475 is quite a bit of money. One might rationalize it away by thinking, in this age of cheap credit and currency devaluation, of how little $475 actually is. What if you had spent that on an Xbox or a low-end laptop; what dogs those are! No long term enjoyment to be found there. How much is a single dinner date with a Laker's game? Maybe old world mechanics wins this one today. It occurred to me that "elevated" repair costs also means elevated income for the repair person. This is necessary if new blood is going to be attracted to the business of repairing old Leicas (of any model). Such is the case with things that can outlive their creators as well as their users. (How's that for a rationalization?) With "my" MP somewhere in the queue in Portugal I'm really too far down the rabbit hole to worry, or care . With a brief spasm of economic stimulation I have acquired a small set of modest Leica glass that will answer my every need until I drop dead, hopefully a very long time off. But I can tell you now, every time I hear my M3's shutter or first hold up a strip of film fresh out of processing, the ticket price is the last thing on my mind. s-a Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semi-ambivalent Posted September 1, 2013 Share #56 Posted September 1, 2013 "We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day." (Linda Evangelista) "I know exactly what and where I'd be today if it weren't for my modelling career, and every morning I get down on my knees and thank God for my looks." - Linda Evangelista Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted September 1, 2013 Share #57 Posted September 1, 2013 "We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day." (Linda Evangelista) The secret with Linda Evangelista is to not wake her when you leave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblitz Posted September 2, 2013 Share #58 Posted September 2, 2013 I always try not to ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrypittman Posted September 4, 2013 Share #59 Posted September 4, 2013 I think $475 is a very fair price for a CLA and repair. The "ouch" was really more a response to needing to have the repair done after shooting only 50 rolls of film through the camera. I bought the camera new and it has been babied the whole time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guido Posted September 6, 2013 Share #60 Posted September 6, 2013 $475 is significant, but a small price to pay for not being presented with successor models every few years like in the digital world Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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