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

[Peter Dzwig]

I see. Yes I do have a detachable bt not here in France. It's at home.
But yes, that's a very good idea.

Thanks,

Peter

On 31/07/18 21:00, Howard L Ritter Jr wrote:
> 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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