[Leica] MP Viewfinder still flare

[r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor)]

William - What I was trying to say was that since there is at least 
one example of an M7 (mine - #2,885,XXX) that has all the latest mods 
and doesn't flare at all, there must be something that was done, or 
can be done, to get rid of the flare entirely.

My M3 (which I still have) never flares no matter what my eye 
position.   Ditto the M2 and M4 I once had.  (At least I have no 
recollection of it ever being an issue.)

I agree with you: it's not simple.


>Dick,
>
>Whatever the answer might be, I'm sure it isn't simple. My M7 is a 
>warranty replacement because my first camera had a DX coding defect. 
>It flares very little but does not have the MP mod. Serial # is 
>285xxxx. It may or may not have been reworked. My M5 flares less of 
>course, but to avoid flare, it is important to keep your eye 
>centered in the eye-piece. (As a long-time Leica user, you probably 
>know this.) All M7's have the coated windows. The MP mod is not an 
>MP rangefinder assembly. Not all the parts fit. I forget which. My 
>M7 doesn't flare badly enough for me to get the upgrade. Allegedly, 
>M7's after 2885xxx have the MP mod.
>
>I also have an MP .58 which is a Leica "Demo". I know all .58's have 
>less tendency to flare anyway, but this example has a very bright 
>viewfinder and has never flared period. Maybe a good M3 is better, 
>but I never owned one, since my 35/f2 has always been my "normal" 
>lens. Of course, I keep my eye centered by habit.
>
>Still surprised that Luis has an MP which flares much, unless his 
>eye position is not ideal. Even my M5 can flare if I do not keep my 
>eye centered properly.
>
>William
>
>At 07:53 PM 11/07/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>>I was surprised by this residual flare myself when I was looking at 
>>recent model M's earlier this year.  The three recent M7s and one 
>>MP I looked at all flared at the left and right edges of the 
>>rangefinder patch under the right conditions.  This was a big 
>>disappointment since the flare in my Wetzlar M6 was annoying and I 
>>wanted a camera that was free of it.
>>
>>Strictly by chance I looked at Betriebskamera M7 in the same serial 
>>number range as these other cameras (2,88X,XXX) and it didn't flare 
>>at all.  I bought it.  This experience make me wonder if the 
>>residual flare in the other recent M7s and MPs isn't an alignment 
>>issue since I understand that the Betriebskamera models are all 
>>individually reworked before being put on the market,
>
>
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Regards,

Dick
Boston MA