Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have learned from technical service at Leica that both the eyepeice lens and the little bezel that surrounds the shutter release button are "crimp fit" in place. Someone mentioned a Leica service station using a special "machine" to install the eyepeice on his M6. It is actually a hand tool that works like a plier and puts a small crimp in either side of the barrel of the eyepeice. A similiar tool is used to install the screw-down bezel on the shutter release button. If you look at a recent example of the M6, there are two such crimps (little dimples) at 3 'oclock and 9 'oclock on the edges of the eyepeice. This was the factory's solution to lost eyepeices. As for the battery cover problem: a tech at Leica USA says to use "wooden Q-tips" or, I suppose, any wooden stick of similiar size to tighten the cover. By jamming the ends of the sticks into the knurling you can apply considerable force without damage to the cover's surface. I've tried a tiny orthodontic rubber band as a gasket between the cover and the camera body. It seems to work fine. Just some thoughts. Regards, Ben W. Holmes Boulder, CO USA bholmes@frii.com