Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/20

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Subject: [Leica] Finder flare
From: Douglas McLernon <dhwsmc@eircom.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 11:40:27 +0100
 
I have two M6s and an early M4-P. The M4-P finder does not have 
noticeable flare in most circumstances.Both of the M6s do. The M6s 
have an apparent  reflective strip at the bottom of the viewfinder 
window and a different slatted surface from the M4-P on the opaque 
window. The viewfinder window on the M4-P is more recessed than the 
M6s. They definitely are different finders although I shall not argue 
about the internal construction - best to leave this to Erwin and 
Stephen!!
The cure for the M6's flare is the magic black tape! Use a small 
triangle with the base at the bottom on the  opaque window. I saw 
this tip on the LUG about two years ago and have had no problems 
since I made this expensive and time consuming fix!
Regards,
Doug
Dublin, Ireland