Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/03

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Subject: [Leica] Walt, you are dead wrong
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 18:33:34 -0800
References: <SIMEON.10011031351.E@sova-walt.unt.edu> <200011031815.KAA01699@spoon.alink.net>

>
>At 01:33 PM 03-11-00 -0600, Walter S Delesandri wrote:
>[snip]
>>
>>I stand by my statement that to adjust  the RF you SHOULD take the top off..
>>I've done two in two weeks that way....
>>
>>Just because someone came up with a kludged tool AFTER THE FACT that 
>>CAN (?) adjust the RF doesn't mean it was designed that way.....hell, 
>>I know all kind of ways to cheat on cameras, cars, audio, etc.....but 
>>then, how could I >PROVE< what engineers were thinking 20 years ago?
> 

Well Walt, you are dead wrong. Still and again. I was taught by Leica (Ernst
Hartmann) how to do it and I have the special LEICA MADE tool, which is a very
tiny eccentric on the end of a shaft, which fits into a slot. This is under
the
red dot. A little fiddly and delicate, but simple.

Following is part of the invoice for the tool, scanned and OCR'ed so I could
include it here, purchased from Leica NJ and delivered from Solms:

LEICA USA
156 LUDLOW AVE.
NORTHVALE, NJ 
  
BRICK       6/11/99   ASAP     PREPAID
 
ITEM DESCRIPTION
150000001279    ADJ. RF M4P,M6

As you can see, it is the same tool they used on the M4P BEFORE the M6 was
invented.

So, let's hear it again... you have to do what to adjust the M4P & M6 RF? This
is what I was talking about. Bogus information being disseminated on the LUG.

Jim

Replies: Reply from Javier Perez <summarex@yahoo.com> (Re: [Leica] Walt, you are dead wrong)
Reply from Jim Brick <jim@brick.org> ([Leica] Re: Walt, you are dead wrong)
Reply from "Mark Rutledge" <markrut@ticnet.com> (Re: [Leica] Walt, you are dead wrong)
In reply to: Message from Walter S Delesandri <walt@jove.acs.unt.edu> ([Leica] Re: I go historical/Walt)
Message from Jim Brick <jim@brick.org> ([Leica] Re: I go historical/Walt)