Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/03

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Another M3 rangefinder question
From: Bill Satterfield <cwsat@istate.net>
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 09:53:38 -0600
References: <B678817E.C939%jbcollier@home.com>

John Maddox says he does not do this type of repair anymore. Did not get enough
volume.

John Collier wrote:

> I believe these two places can repair sometimes M viewfinders:
>
> The Focal Point
> John Van Stelten
> 1017 South Boulder Road
> Suite E-1
> Louisville, CO 80027-0027
> Tel.- 303-665-6640
> Fax - 303-665-3803
> Email focalpt@ecentral.com
>
> John Maddox,
> L & J Leica Repair
> 109 Royal Oak Road
> Greenville, SC 29607
> (864) 297-6931.
> 4-6 M-F, 10-6 Sat.
>
> > From: Mark Langer <mlanger@ccs.carleton.ca>
> >
> > I have a chance to buy a very early M3 outfit that has rangefinder woes
> > similar to those described in the M3 thread already.   In my case, there
> > is no secondary moving image whatsoever.  If you look at the bright line
> > window (the central one) you can see that there is something protruding
> > into that area behind the glass.
> >
> > 1)  Is it possible that some mirror has come loose and is responsible both
> > for the lack of rangefinder image and the thing behind the glass?
> >
> > 2)  In case the problem is that the mirrored prism has come apart, can
> > this be reglued?  How much would such a repair cost?
> >
> > 3)  I recall dimly hearing about someone in the U.S. South who specializes
> > in resilvering and recement the prism.  Can I get contact information and
> > some idea of what he charges?
> >
> > Thanks for any help that you can give me on this.  I want to have some
> > idea what my options are, short of replacing the M3 rangefinder system
> > with that of a M6 or using the body as a parts camera.
> >

In reply to: Message from John Collier <jbcollier@home.com> (Re: [Leica] Another M3 rangefinder question)