Biggles
My cup runneth amok.
Fell on my camera a couple of weekends ago. Sent it away to one of the acknowledged guru-shops for diagnosis at once. Verdict: rangefinder assembly de-cemented; ist kaputt. Nein; ist verruckt!
They have promised to see if anything can be done to salvage the existing parts and realign them in some usable manner, but I'm 90% sure I'll be out of the rangefinder game though Christmas. The cost of new replacement parts they quoted will be far in excess of a fresh eBay body in similar shape. And I haven't factored in labor...
Drat.
Anyone need a CL-specific 90mm f4 Elmar-C or an early folding 50mm Summicron, like now? I didn't manage to fall on those.
They have promised to see if anything can be done to salvage the existing parts and realign them in some usable manner, but I'm 90% sure I'll be out of the rangefinder game though Christmas. The cost of new replacement parts they quoted will be far in excess of a fresh eBay body in similar shape. And I haven't factored in labor...
Drat.
Anyone need a CL-specific 90mm f4 Elmar-C or an early folding 50mm Summicron, like now? I didn't manage to fall on those.
back alley
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ouch!
maybe frank g will sell his to you for parts.
joe
maybe frank g will sell his to you for parts.
joe
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Socke
Guest
How are youre rips? Those beasts are pretty hard and all sharp corners!
taffer
void
That hurts ! 
Well, hope that either you can salvage it, get a decent amount if sold for parts and get another one soon. Don't give up !
Well, hope that either you can salvage it, get a decent amount if sold for parts and get another one soon. Don't give up !
kbg32
neo-romanticist
Sorry to hear that about your CL. Rugged they are not. Hope you're okay physically.... and phsychologically.
ChrisPlatt
Thread Killer
Ouch is right!
I tripped up a flight of concrete stairs in Boston and fell on an Olympus 35RC.
The top cover was dented but everything still worked fine.
"Excelsior, you fathead!"
-Chris-
I tripped up a flight of concrete stairs in Boston and fell on an Olympus 35RC.
The top cover was dented but everything still worked fine.
"Excelsior, you fathead!"
-Chris-
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Frank Granovski
Guest
Another CL bites the dust!
If they don't self-destruct, well, there's lots of "other" ways....
I always keep my camera in a well-padded camera bag; and I haven't fallen yet while whipping it out nor while snapping. I did drop a camera once. The bottom of a bag broke and the old Voigtlander beast busted into too many pieces to count. It hit the concrete sidewalk. It took me several months to get over it.
My closet and my CL get along fine---it's dork in there, hehe.
Hope you're okay.
If they don't self-destruct, well, there's lots of "other" ways....
I always keep my camera in a well-padded camera bag; and I haven't fallen yet while whipping it out nor while snapping. I did drop a camera once. The bottom of a bag broke and the old Voigtlander beast busted into too many pieces to count. It hit the concrete sidewalk. It took me several months to get over it.
My closet and my CL get along fine---it's dork in there, hehe.
Hope you're okay.
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Biggles
My cup runneth amok.
Thank you all for your kind words. Could be far worse- could have a broken camera and a broken strong-hand elbow, too.
I'm over it; hadn't really bonded with the thing too deeply yet (only managed to put two whole rolls through it), and it's only money. It just sucks out loud that I won't likely be able to find and finance a replacement before Xmas vacation.
I also wish there were more choices in the category of "M-mount with light meter that's tiny enough to fit in a café racer jacket pocket". The integral meter makes all the difference for me, as I am simultaneously dyslexic, clumsy, and photometrically stoopit. One less pocket to empty...
Bah. Maybe I'll get lucky.
I'm over it; hadn't really bonded with the thing too deeply yet (only managed to put two whole rolls through it), and it's only money. It just sucks out loud that I won't likely be able to find and finance a replacement before Xmas vacation.
I also wish there were more choices in the category of "M-mount with light meter that's tiny enough to fit in a café racer jacket pocket". The integral meter makes all the difference for me, as I am simultaneously dyslexic, clumsy, and photometrically stoopit. One less pocket to empty...
Bah. Maybe I'll get lucky.
bobofish
Two-fisted Atom Smasher
My condolences....Nothing worse than losing a favorite camera. Almost like losing a buddy!
About 9 years ago, I dropped a Canon point-n-shoot from above eye-level in London, at some museum near the Tower Bridge. It hit the ground at the flash, and bonced so high that i was able to catch it like a dribbled basketball.
9 years later, and I don't know how many hundred films, several continents, and it still works, flash and all. So much for allegedly poor Canon build quality!
About 9 years ago, I dropped a Canon point-n-shoot from above eye-level in London, at some museum near the Tower Bridge. It hit the ground at the flash, and bonced so high that i was able to catch it like a dribbled basketball.
9 years later, and I don't know how many hundred films, several continents, and it still works, flash and all. So much for allegedly poor Canon build quality!
I dropped a Nikon F once. It put a dent in the table.
Sorry to hear about the CL. Others are out there. Maybe something will pop up here.
Sorry to hear about the CL. Others are out there. Maybe something will pop up here.
broadie
holding steady
Here's popping up...
So I have a CL body that I've been holding off from selling out of fear of regret, but I may be ready. Let me know by PM or something if I can be of assistance...it's a very nice example, sherry-CLA'd and all. Cheeers
So I have a CL body that I've been holding off from selling out of fear of regret, but I may be ready. Let me know by PM or something if I can be of assistance...it's a very nice example, sherry-CLA'd and all. Cheeers
BillBingham2
Registered User
I dropped a CP 990 two feet onto a wooden deck three years ago. Almost no outside damage, interially would not stop zooming one way. Still mad at myself over it. On the positive side, it is making some inner city school kid in CA very happy these days.
CL is a friend to replace. Might look at a Bessa T, but not sure of your pocket size.
B2 (;->
CL is a friend to replace. Might look at a Bessa T, but not sure of your pocket size.
B2 (;->
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RML
Guest
I dropped my CL too, on the first day I got it! Kept it safely in my coat pocket, went to the store to buy an Op/Tech strap, went to the hardware store to buy some O-rings. All was fine but I got impatient and tried to put the O-rings on the CL while walking. Not 50 meters from the little beast slipped out of my hands...! I was fast and was able to stick my foot under it before it hit the concrete. Of course, it still got scrapes and some of the laquer came off but else nothing serious. I got away with it. Needless to say, though, I felt sick in my stomach for a while.