Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]ms fokkema wrote: > > At 17:51 7-09-96 +0800, you wrote: > > > >>If I do have a CLA performed on my M3, that means the little black screw > >>cap with the capitol "L" on it will have to be destroyed, correct? > >> > >>Paul Gong __ __ ____ ___ ___ ____ > >>paulaxem@primenet.com /__)/__) / / / / /_ /\ / /_ / > >> / / \ / / / / /__ / \/ /___ > >/-------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > >That will most likely be the case. I know of some collectors who will not > >touch a leica that has "no more L" For user grade leicas, I do not think > >this matters very much. I buy my leicas to be used and I use them to the > >fullest. It is the quality of the pictures that matters much more to me, > >not so much the presence or absence of the "capital L" > > > >Dan > > > > > > > > > > > > > Where can I find this screw, I've never heard about it? > > Kind regards, > > Michiel The "capital L" is not on a screw. It is stamped into a wax "cap" which covers one of the screws. This was done so that the Leica service dept. could tell if the camera had been tampered with. The equivalent of the "warranty void is seal removed" sticker found on many products these days (hard disk drives for example). RJF