Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/31

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Focusing Closer - Parts
From: Jim Brick <jimbrick@photoaccess.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 09:58:46 -0800

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
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>$ dale-reed@worldnet.att.net  Seattle, Washington U.S.A. $
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