Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. > >