[Leica] HELP!!!! - M3 disaster! Advice sought

[Howard L Ritter Jr]

Detachable (accessory) viewfinder for the accessory shoe.

—howard

> On Jul 31, 2018, at 15:36, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> wrote:
> 
> What do you mean by "detachables"?
> 
> Peter
> 
> On 29/07/18 15:25, Montie via LUG wrote:
>> Of course, even zone focusing won't do much good if you
>> can't see anything in the viewfinder, do you have any
>> detachables? If not, maybe a local shop has a cheap used
>> one (50mm view) doesn't have to be leica as long as it
>> slides onto the top OK.
>> 
>> Montie
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>>> I'm not a repair type but it appears you may have knocked
>> the mirror loose/off at the very least.
>> 
>> Use it without the rangefinder, (zone focus-distance markings on lens)
>> until you figure out what to do (assuming shutter etc works)
>> 
>> Does it rattle when you shake it?  :-(
>> 
>> Montie
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>>> 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 :-)
>> 
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