Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There are truly buckets of posts in the archives on this topic. First make sure you are selecting to search the whole archive and not just the last volume. The present volume only goes to the first of October. Second loosen up on the search. Almost all M cameras have rangefinders and all R cameras do not, so just search for rangefinder, misalignment and adjustment. Now to the vertical alignment issue. It is normally adjusted with a special tool through the access hole hidden by the infamous "red dot". You can remove the top plate to adjust it without the special tool but you need special tools to remove the top plate :-). Some people have reached into the access hole with a nasty screwdriver and tweaked it but I cannot recommend that It will invalidate your warranty faster than you can say "Herr Cohn" (CEO of Leica). You need to do two things. First, return the camera for an adjustment under warranty. Second, find a Leica repair tech that is close to you should you need to readjust it again. I am planning on buying the special tool ($250US or so) when my passport warranty runs out. So far I have needed it about once a year so it would pay for itself fairly quickly. None of my misalignments were the camera's fault and all developed after severe operator induced stress. John Collier > From: "George Weir" <george@georgeweir.com> > > Mark: > Thanks for the reply and the educational information. >> Don't set it on the floor of your car in your camera bag or otherwise. >> Always have a blanket underneath it. > Guilty, it has been a constant companion since June, and is often on the > car floor. > >> If you check the archives fixing the alignment yourself is definitely > in there. >> A peice of cake. > It may be a piece of cake to correct it, however it sure isn't to find > anything on the archives, I spent an hour there yesterday to no avail. > I was searching under M6 Rangefinder Misalignment / alignment. > Pointers gratefully accepted. > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html