Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Don! Now I feel confident to go ahead! If anyone is interested, I have published some pictures made by my Leica III (1934) and uncoated Elmar and Summar of the same vintage. The URL is: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/5799/ltm.htm Best regards, Hans >I've removed the housings from my IIIc and IIIf several times. The >innards of Leicas are fascinating and this is a harmless procedure. There >are six screws to remove, four on the top plate flange (two front, two >back). There are two more on the front of the body, on either side of the >lens mount. My IIIc has another screw on the top plate flange above the >strap lug (shutter release side), but my IIIf does not. > >If you open the shutter by putting it on T you can reach through and push >the pressure plate back when you pull the chassis out of the housing. >Watch out for the two pressure plate springs that will come loose and fly >who-knows-where if you aren't careful. I do this type of work over a big >white baking pan (lasagna dish) with my desk chair set low enough that >everything is almost eye level. This makes it easier to keep track of >those screws. I lost a tiny retaining screw from a 50 Summar into my >computer keyboard one time when I was being careless. Someday I will have >take the keyboard apart to recover it. > >Good luck! > >Don McClure >Abingdon, MD >