Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All 4 of my post war IIIc's have this problem. This proves that DonJ and Sherry "Cash only because I'm too special to pay taxes" Krauter are wrong. Yes Don and Sherry, Leitz were not perfick...just like Leica today, they were trying to improve. GS, in NY and amazed at Tamarkin's knowledge >From: "Jason Hall" <JASON@jbhall.freeserve.co.uk> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: "LUG" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Subject: [Leica] My M6 is rusting >Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 12:42:01 +0100 > >Dan Cardish wrote: > > > When I pulled out my Wetzlar era M6 to have a look at the DR Summicron, >I > > noticed some surface blemishes on the black chrome finish near the strap > > lug that reminded me of how car paint looks before the rust breaks >through. > > There seems to be some form of corrosion in the finish. > > > > Has anyone else experienced this, and is there any way this can be > > corrected? > > > > Dan C. > >Yes. I posted the LUG with the same question Re: my R4 top plate a couple >of weeks ago, but nobody seemed to be familiar with this problem. Anyway I >did some checking of my own, Leica UK were unhelpful as usual, "never come >across it before" maybe I'm just unlucky in my dealings with them. Peter >Grisaffi of CRR Luton tells me its caused by sweat reacting with the zinc >which seems feasible, mine has actually broken through as corrosion around >the viewfinder window. I handled a used R6 at a dealers yesterday (bit the >bullet and bought a 28 2.8 and 135 2.8) the R6 top plate had gone the same >way as mine although not quite as bad, the bubbling of the black chrome was >more numerous but the blisters were smaller. The finish must be porous or >something, apparently the chrome bodies don't suffer to the same extent. > >I suspect it maybe quite common, there is obviously some fault with the >finish/base metal.. > >The only solution is a new top plate, in the case of the R4 >that's 234 GBP from Leica UK excluding fitting and who's to say it wont end >up the same. > >Maybe someone could strip the black chrome off and refinish it (the >Japanese >guy) but I doubt >they would match the original finish. > >Anyone else seen a top plate with acne? > >Jason Hall >Birmingham UK > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com