Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Geoff Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > "Leica Camera Repair Handbook" by Thomas Tomosy has 9 > pages specifically on the Leicaflex & SL. Tomosy's Leicaflex section has numerous errors that might not be apparent to the inexperienced. For repairing the light baffle in the viewfinder eyepiece, all you need is a tiny flat jeweler's screwdriver. With the camera's back open, insert the screwdriver through the holes in the back's light baffle to back the grub screws out part-way. Once you see the heads of the grub screws they should be out far enough. You don't need to remove them completely. After backing the grub screws out the viewfinder eyepiece should be loose enough to work it out GENTLY. Don't force it, you can break the plastic grub screw guides. The light baffle in question is a tri-fold bit of metal at the bottom of the eyepiece chamber that can fall out easily. All you can do with it is make sure it's seated properly in the chamber. For the packing in the back's light seals go to a craft store and look for adhesive-backed felt (for the ends) and Lily Cotton Co's "sugar and cream" crochet yarn in black for the top and bottom of the back. Clean the old compresses stuff out using a wooden toothpick to remove any remaining adhesive, and use tiny dabs of rubber cement to install the new crochet yarn, being careful not to get any rubber cement into the slot for the exposure counter's reset lever. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com