Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 10:25 AM 09-01-97 -0500, Bob (I think) wrote: >As a soon to be M6 owner, I am very interested to read the various nuts and bolts that are prone to loss. It seems like the viewfinder and battery cover are the two biggies. > >1). A tiny drop of loctite on the viewfinder thread dows not sem unreasonable. Many screws holding electro-mechanical devices onto circuit boards have a drop of some sort of glue on them as they are manufactured anyway. Besides, one drop of loctite vs. a $70 viewfinder? > >2). Battery cover. I am getting a hard ever-ready case, and have been assured that the bottem part and top part unsnap. I would like to just leave the bottem part on the camera to protect it from knocks. Hopefully the bottem part covers the battery compartment. then it would be less likely to be lost. > >Any other bits to watch out for? [snip] I have been following this thread with some interest. The battery cover on my M6 (Wetzlar, 1704xxx) seems very secure. If anything it is too tight. I sometimes have trouble removing it. I can't imagine it coming undone by itself. I'm wondering if a design change has taken place between my M6 and current models. As far as the two part case is concerned, I use it for just the purpose you suggest; take off the top half and use the bottom part for protection. Two points; it does NOT cover the battery compartment, and it can be a nuisance if you have to change film quickly. Dan C.