Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/14

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Subject: [Leica] Fw: Rangefinder adjustment
From: jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier)
Date: Wed Mar 14 14:04:09 2007
References: <20070314201331.YQWU1671.tomts5-srv.bellnexxia.net@smtp1.sympatico.ca>

Hi Vic,

I had photos up on the LUG Gallery but I took them down a month ago.  
I will put one back up soon and leave it there! The tool is just to  
adjust  the vertical alignment on late M4-2 and up cameras. Yes , you  
can just remove the top plate to get at the adjustment.

John

On 14-Mar-07, at 2:13 PM, vick.ko@sympatico.ca wrote:

> John,
>
> Can you briefly describe this tool?
>
> What is so special about it?  Special shape of tip?  Special bend?
>
> Is it to adjust the RF through the opening from the top plate of  
> the camera, or is it to adjust the arm/roller in the roof of the  
> inside of the film chamber?
>
> I suppose worse case is to remove the top deck.
>
> regards
> Vick
>
>>
>> From: John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
>> Date: 2007/03/14 Wed PM 12:05:20 EDT
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Fw: Rangefinder adjustment
>>
>> No, a small offset screwdriver won't work. I have the tool, what
>> would you like to know?
>>
>> John Collier
>>
>> On 14-Mar-07, at 7:57 AM, hankpix@juno.com wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Everyone,
>>>     Cited below is Leica's response to my request for information
>>> about  the correct tool to use to adjust the rangefinder on a later
>>> M4-2. I thought a small offset slotted screwdriver would do the  
>>> trick.
>>>      If anyone has performed this operation on an M4-2 with a tool
>>> that doesn't cost as much as the Taj Mahal, I'd very much
>>> appreciate learning what tool he/she used.
>>
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