Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You might want to check with these chaps: http://www.angelfire.com/biz/Leica/page8.html They have received good reviews in the past and they are also on your side of the pond. It may be possible to clean up the rangefinder optics or it may need expensive repairs. It is very hard to diagnose over the phone. Can you buy the camera with the condition that if it needs a viewfinder assembly you can return it for a full refund? John Collier > From: "Tony Salce" <NadinaTony@bigpond.com> > > I asked a question about dim rangefinder's earlier in the week but I may not > have phrased it correctly. I am interested in purchasing an M3. It is a > double stroke in beautiful condition, however focussing is difficult because > the rangefinder patch appears dim to me. The split image is only faint. Can > this problem be repaired ? . > > The shop owner where the camera is for sale says that it is a repair that > should only be carried out by Leica in Germany. He says the rangefinder > prism's are desilvering. He says that Leica Germany would simply fit new M6 > prisms. Can anyone confirm that this would be correct ? >