Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/23

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Subject: [Leica] Spider in my R9/DMR body
From: phamard at numericable.fr (Philippe Amard)
Date: Sun Sep 23 09:34:37 2007
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Considering that spiders don't always like light and hide in dark places:
I'd take the lens off,
open the back and leave it so,
take the focusing screen out ,
leave the camera in full light for some time (couple of days?)

and check from time to time.

Good luck!
Phil...x
 

Vick Ko wrote:

>Hmmm.  Probably it is only in the viewfinder and not the film-to-lens area.
>
>Maybe lure it out with a fly?  Or a spider of the opposite sex?
>
>....Vick
>
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>stasys1@cox.net
>Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 12:06 PM
>To: lug@leica-users.org
>Subject: [Leica] Spider in my R9/DMR body
>
>Hi All- While doing some landscape photography this am here at Lake  Tahoe-
>I discovered a small spider while looking thru the viewfinder. It would move
>with every shot- but it stayed out of the picture area. I tried to shake it
>out when I took the lens off-but no luck.  Any suggestions?  I have no clue
>how it got in-since I always keep a lens on the body. Maybe the camera body
>came with a spider egg a couple of years ago? Stasys
>
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In reply to: Message from stasys1 at cox.net (stasys1@cox.net) ([Leica] Spider in my R9/DMR body)
Message from vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko) ([Leica] Spider in my R9/DMR body)