Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi I have just joined - looks like an excellent group This may not be appropriate to ask but I have a two stroke M3 which could use a refurb(how much i am not sure - curtin loose)) so searching for reasonable reputable places/people suggestions welcome John <html><div><FONT color=#3366ff>John</FONT></div></html>> Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:23:29 -0500> From: vick.ko@sympatico.ca> To: lug@leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] FW: Leica M8 warning> > Oh crap, I was afraid that you had meant "the lugs themselves had fallen > off".> > On a Leica classical M, these lugs are rivets, and held by actually > deforming the lugs like a rivet. On a classical Nikon F, they are held > by set screws.> > On a Leica M, I've rarely seen them loose, although I have seen them loose.> > On an electronic camera like the M8, I shudder to think what is > happening with three metal screws bouncing around. Eventually, wouldn't > they touch something that they aren't supposed to, and fry the > electronics? I would think a trip to NJ or Solms is in order.> > ...Vick> > > > Neil Miller wrote:> > Sorry, I should have posted this.> >> > Neil> >> >> > ----------------------------------------> > > >> Len, The strap was not the problem. The two screws that hold the metal lug to the camera from the inside of the body came loose! It appears that loctite was not applied when the camera was assembled. There are two or three screws bouncing around inside the camera. Two from the side that came off and possibly one from the other lug that is also loose. I had one of the half cases on the camera so it was not easy to see something was loose.> >>> >> Neil> >>> >> Neil A. Miller> >> Phoenix, Arizona> >> Email: plus_4@hotmail.com> >> Website: http://www.neilamiller.com> > _______________________________________________> Leica Users Group.> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information