Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I bought a M6 (#1665XXX) in May of 1985 in Germany. I think the camera had just been introducted the prior October and they were hard to get. I've used it extensively and I do not feel it owes me a lot. However the camera was not dropped, beat to death, or used to the point that the film advance was worn down. Recently I noticed a darkening of the prism inside the rangefinder viewer. I sent the camera to Leitz who advised me that they would replace the rangefinder (which they sat was "de-cemented") with a rebuilt unit at a special price and will check and adjust for good working order for #124.70 in Labor and $459.20 in parts, or a total of $596. I'm not ready to turn the camera into a small boat anchor but the $596 sounds like a real stick in the nose. Do I have any options? Are there reputable people out there that can do this sort of repair? Any advice would be appreciated. Ed Kowaleski