Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello, I have also a problem with my rangefinder, but this time it is one of fungus creeping up in the secondary mirror.The local Leica distributor told me a repair would cost about 800 Singapore dollars. Can anyone else do it for me at a lower price, and a quick turnaround time too?? I live nin Malalysia - --adisoon >Recently I noticed a darkening of the prism inside the rangefinder viewer. >I sent the camera to Leitz who advised me that they would replace the >rangefinder (which they sat was "de-cemented") >with a rebuilt unit at a special price and will check and adjust for good >working order for #124.70 in Labor and $459.20 in parts, or a total of >$596. I'm not ready to turn the camera into a small boat anchor but the >$596 sounds like a real stick in the nose. Do I have any options? Are >there reputable people out there that can do this sort of repair? Any >advice would be appreciated. > >Ed Kowaleski > >