Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Any of the well known Leica repair people will sell parts. Leica USA will also sell parts. You don't have to have a repair business to obtain parts. Jim At 08:36 PM 12/30/98 -0800, you wrote: >>2) The view through the horizontal 4x viewfinder is hazy. I think I >>have cleaned everything that matters and have concluded that the haze >>is caused by the 4x viewfinder rectangular window that matches with >>the rectangular window on the top of the Visoflex. If so is it >>supposed to be hazy instead of clear? If it is supposed to be clear >>how do I fix it? > >I removed(four screws) the rectangular glass window on the bottom of >the viewfinder and tried to clean it with lens cleaner and then >alcohol. Looks great, like clear glass, when it is wet but it dries >translucent. No wonder I had a difficult time focusing this morning. > >So I figure some chemical has etched the glass window turning it from >clear to translucent. I probably can remove the thin glass entirely >which will expose the Visoflex mirror from above but it is >normally(when a lens is not attached) exposed to the air from the >front so the unit is not sealed anyway. > >Wonder where I could buy a new window? Dale >--- >$ dale-reed@worldnet.att.net Seattle, Washington U.S.A. $ > >