M6 2022 - can you set your ISO dial to 400?

[LocalHero1953]

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I paid £50,000 for my house several decades ago and it's still at a slight angle to the road. This reflects badly on me - all those people I want to impress with my wealth now think I lack critical judgement.

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Edited June 5, 2023 by LocalHero1953

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[beto]

14 hours ago, logan2z said:

Unfortunately, the world is an imperfect place.  This sort of imperfection happens with lots of luxury products.  Here's an example of a hood that is not aligned correctly on a multi-hundred-thousand dollar Ferrari:
 

In the case of the ISO dial on your M6, I would say that the imperfection is very minor - I'm as anal as the next guy and this particular issue wouldn't bother me at all.  Since it does not affect the operation of the camera in any way, I'd suggest you try and forget about the tiny alignment problem and spend your time making pictures with the camera instead.  When/if the camera needs to be serviced, perhaps Leica can address the problem then, if it still bothers you.

Sure, Leica needs you to normalize the lack of quality control with a soft attitude, so they can continue to cut costs on quality control, without lowering the sales value. The point is not, I said it for those who can read, whether it bothers me or not, but that they don't control what comes off their manufacturing line. Moreover, given the frequency of this misalignment, it is probably not even part of the checklist. In parallel, I made inquiries to Leica and they deny any evidence of lack of quality control. Even being present in promotional photos of new cameras. So, apart from being a quality control problem, it is an ethical problem. And it takes people to relativize these facts for them to keep doing it.
The advice to turn a blind eye and keep taking pictures, because it's the important thing to do..... is not the point, but yes, it affirms the relativization and the softness and lack of critical reflection (so postmodern) that I was referring to.

 

[beto]

4 hours ago, Anbaric said:

Perhaps it's one of those deliberate imperfections, like those supposedly introduced into handmade Persian carpets? Or maybe it's de rigueur for all dials in luxury products, like this $10,000 Rolex:

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"I know most people have this issue..."

OK, this became a contest of who provides the most manufacturing errors to relativize and normalize the lack of quality control. Kudos to you.

[Anbaric]

15 minutes ago, beto said:

OK, this became a contest of who provides the most manufacturing errors to relativize and normalize the lack of quality control. Kudos to you.

Perhaps it's a contest in entirely missing the point of previous posts? Sadly, there are no prizes either way.

[Huss]

The ISO dial thing is an issue - because Leica acknowledged it on mine and fixed it.

You can try and be cute about it, and claim some such nonsense as because it is hand made, that's what you get... Or you can point to all those quality process steps Leica brags about performing on your camera, with the crescendo being the theater of that signed QC card - when in actuality that is just to impress someone who likes signed pieces of paper, and doesn't so much care if his camera was properly assembled.

[LocalHero1953]

Or you can take photographs with it.

[Huss]

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2 hours ago, LocalHero1953 said:

Or you can take photographs with it.

Sure you can take pics with a defective camera.  But why should you when Leica said they will fix it - and did.

[rtai]

On 6/5/2023 at 5:57 AM, LocalHero1953 said:

I paid £50,000 for my house several decades ago and it's still at a slight angle to the road. This reflects badly on me - all those people I want to impress with my wealth now think I lack critical judgement.

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Just tell people you did it on purpose for the Feng Shui. 

[rtai]

I bought a like new in box 2022 production MP recently and the ISO is so stiff I worry I would bend the back if I pushed, twist and pressed too hard. 

[Huss]

2 hours ago, rtai said:

I bought a like new in box 2022 production MP recently and the ISO is so stiff I worry I would bend the back if I pushed, twist and pressed too hard. 

that's not good.  Mine is firm but easy to turn i.e. feels just right.  Place your thumb in the middle of it, push down a little and turn.

[hdmesa]

13 hours ago, rtai said:

I bought a like new in box 2022 production MP recently and the ISO is so stiff I worry I would bend the back if I pushed, twist and pressed too hard. 

You can also try using your thumb and index fingertips together to push down and turn. That worked for me until I got the hang of using just my thumb, which requires spreading the pressure with the pad of your thumb across the dial, not pushing just in the very center.