Deon Rey olds
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In the 48 states, who do you trust to preform a CLA on a Leica M4?
I inherited my Father's Leica M-4 that was left to my Brother. A couple of years after our Father passed away, I was at my Brothers house for Thanksgiving diner. Our Mother said to my Brother "do you intend to use your Fathers Leica or is it just an ornament on the mantel with all those other old cameras?" My Brother said it was an ornament. She then turned to me and said would you use the camera? To which I replied with a resounding, yes! Mom got up picked up the camera and handed it to me, I've been shooting with it more and more over the years as I'm realizing how utterly amazing Leica optics are (that was 25 years ago). Last week, unloading a roll of film, the bottom plate came apart and I lost some parts. The camera has been getting sloppy and has been telling me to have it CLA'd for some time now. So, it's time, but who do I trust? I have such an attachment to this thing. I remember the day quite vividly when he purchased it. It was a very rainy day in Portland, Oregon (Ya, I know it always rains in Portland, but it was really coming down that day) when Dad said "do you want to go with me to the camera store so I can pick up a special order?" I was chomping at the bit, not to go to the camera store, but Dad had just purchased a brand new 1969 BMW 1600 and being an eleven year old automotive obsessed nut I really wanted to go for a ride in his car. So, off we went! Dad picked up his Leica M4 with 50mm f=2.0 DR (Dual Range) Summacron lens and MR meter. This all came as one unit in a red and white velvet lined box that open up as a clamshell display (wish I still had the box). I still have all the parts including the goggles, unfortunately the MR meter has failed, I never really liked it anyway, this makes the camera more compact without it on top.
I inherited my Father's Leica M-4 that was left to my Brother. A couple of years after our Father passed away, I was at my Brothers house for Thanksgiving diner. Our Mother said to my Brother "do you intend to use your Fathers Leica or is it just an ornament on the mantel with all those other old cameras?" My Brother said it was an ornament. She then turned to me and said would you use the camera? To which I replied with a resounding, yes! Mom got up picked up the camera and handed it to me, I've been shooting with it more and more over the years as I'm realizing how utterly amazing Leica optics are (that was 25 years ago). Last week, unloading a roll of film, the bottom plate came apart and I lost some parts. The camera has been getting sloppy and has been telling me to have it CLA'd for some time now. So, it's time, but who do I trust? I have such an attachment to this thing. I remember the day quite vividly when he purchased it. It was a very rainy day in Portland, Oregon (Ya, I know it always rains in Portland, but it was really coming down that day) when Dad said "do you want to go with me to the camera store so I can pick up a special order?" I was chomping at the bit, not to go to the camera store, but Dad had just purchased a brand new 1969 BMW 1600 and being an eleven year old automotive obsessed nut I really wanted to go for a ride in his car. So, off we went! Dad picked up his Leica M4 with 50mm f=2.0 DR (Dual Range) Summacron lens and MR meter. This all came as one unit in a red and white velvet lined box that open up as a clamshell display (wish I still had the box). I still have all the parts including the goggles, unfortunately the MR meter has failed, I never really liked it anyway, this makes the camera more compact without it on top.