Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My only thought is that it is serious, Jeff, and probably shouldn't be handles by some hack the dealer knows. It should be done by someone competent in Leica repairs. For a person like that, it's probably not that serious. Definitely a sign that the camera really needs a thorough check and cleaning. Something else less obvious could easily crop up. For me, it would be worth the hassle of arguing with him to let one of the people like Sherry or organizations like DAG (search the archives) do it. The M4 is my favorite body. Daniel On Mon, 31 May 2004, Jeff Albertson wrote: > Hello > > I'm a longtime Nikon SLR user who recently bought my first Leica. It's a > nice clean M4 with a strange problem. The frameline preview lever worked > intermittently, only showing changes in the framelines after the lever was > flicked on and off a few times. > > Seller stood behind the camera and offered repairs. I just got it back and > now the problem is worse; with no lens on the camera the viewfinder always > shows 35 and 135 framelines- moving the lever brings up only the left and > bottom lines of the 50mm frame in addition to the 35 and 135. > > Any thoughts as to what's going on here? I have lenses on the way, but none > to mount now. Will mounting a lens change anything in this strange equation? > > Thanks > Jeff Albertson > jeffalber@hotmail.com