Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 7/29/00 9:37:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jbcollier@home.com writes: << I think the confusion is coming from the fact there are two outer panels visible from the outside. The outer window and the inner diffuser. The outer window is indeed square, and flush on the late M4-P and up, but the inner diffuser is slightly tilted in at the top. This is the same on my M2, my old M4-2 and my new TTL. It is held in place by a bracket and short of direct impact could not slip out of place. John Collier >> The "inner diffuser" (the translucent plastic panel with vertical ribs) on my M2's, M4, M4-2 and M6's are all flush against the inside of the cutout in the top plate, i.e. completely parallel to the front of the camera. They do not tip back at an angle. They should not tip back at an angle. If you look at the diffuser panel from the side there's an optical illusion that *looks* like it's slanted, but if you can acually see the panel sit farther back from the casing cutout at the top edge, it's not supposed to be that way. Now, while we're on the subject of M2 viewfinders: How many M2 owners, looking into the main viewfinder window from the *front*, can see a trail of "golden droplets" along the lower left edge of the prism, that look like they're receeding into the camera back toward the eyepiece? I was told that this means the prism is starting to separate and it can't be glued back together like a lens element, so if the camera gets a sharp knock it'll come apart and I'll need to replace the whole rangefinder for about $500. Makes me want to not use my M2, so has anyone had such an experience?