Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/07/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not quite a broken prism, but the two prisms that are glued together came apart. There are companies which will re-silver the prism, and glue them back together with modern adhesives. On 29 July 2018 at 12:04, Mark Kronquist via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > You have broken the prism inside the rf. Ouch > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 29, 2018, at 6:21 AM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> > wrote: > > > > All, > > > > travelling in France. I knocked my M3 off my bedside table and it fell > > on to a floor of "tomette" tiles, landing square on its top plate. > > Result is that I can only see the centre focussing rectangle and the > > framelines.I presume that this means that I have somehow managed to > > shake the viewfinder loose in some way. > > > > (i) anyone got any smart ideas to fix it in the short term; > > > > (ii) Obviously it needs to be properly fixed when I get back in two or > > three weeks. Anyone got the name and address of a good M3 repairer in > > the UK? I know it could go back to Leica, but I suspect they will charge > > and arm and a leg and take forever, and as it non-current technology I > > bet they won't be too keen. > > > > Thanks > > > > Peter > > > > PS to make matters worse the IIIf is away for a CLA. I had thought about > > Classic Camera and Red Dot in London but personal recommendations count > > for a lot :-) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Ken Iisaka first name at last name dot org or com