Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M2 rangefinder spots
From: John Brownlow <lists@johnbrownlow.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 20:41:28 -0400

On 7/20/02 8:01 PM, "Doug Lee" <drlee9@earthlink.net> wrote:

> I just noticed what appear to be little tiny spots within the rangfinder
> patch when I look thru the viewfinder. I cleaned the windows and they didn't
> go away.
> 
> Is this indicative of a serious problem? Or can I ignore it?

could be dust on rf mirror in which case ok

could be fungus in which case very much not ok and potentially terminal
unless fixed in short order

fungus on RF mirror = bad news, and often overlooked when buying older Ms

need to get rid of it before it spreads

my 2 cents

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