Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> My IIIc has no normal screws on the the base plate but there is an odd > addition there that appears to be some sort of an attempt at a flash synch > mechanism. It is almost certainly an after market addition and as it > creates a hole through the plate, I am assuming that it is what is causing > the fogging. I taped it up this morning and have loaded some TCN in the > camera to try another test. (this time with the slow speeds as well.) You could try finding a brass countersunk machine screw that fits the hole cut the head off and neatly file away till it fits flush on both sides then solder it in with a regular soldering iron (if you have one) to avoid buying a new baseplate. Maybe thats too much trouble but it would make a neat repair. Jason Hall