Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Joe Who did you have redo the M3 please? John<html><div><FONT color=#3366ff>John</FONT></div></html>> From: joelct@singnet.com.sg> To: lug@leica-users.org> Subject: RE: [Leica] M3 needs tune up> Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:26:34 +0800> > John - welcome to the LUG> > I had my two stroke M3 totally CLA'd with a change of winder mechanism> (rare one) and finally black painted - it came back in gorgeous form> and humming along merrily - the carry lugs were also replaced with> Buddha ear lugs> > Joseph Low / Singapore> > -----Original Message-----> From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org> [mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of john> franchi> Sent: Tuesday, 15 January, 2008 9:47 AM> To: Leica Users Group> Subject: [Leica] M3 needs tune up> > > Hi I have just joined - looks like an excellent group> > This may not be appropriate to ask but I have a two stroke M3 which could> use a refurb(how much i am not sure - curtin loose))> > so searching for reasonable reputable places/people> > suggestions welcome> John <html><div><FONT color=#3366ff>John</FONT></div></html>> Date: Mon, 14> Jan 2008 20:23:29 -0500> From: vick.ko@sympatico.ca> To:> lug@leica-users.org> Subject: Re: [Leica] FW: Leica M8 warning> > Oh crap, I> was afraid that you had meant "the lugs themselves had fallen > off".> > On> a Leica classical M, these lugs are rivets, and held by actually > deforming> the lugs like a rivet. On a classical Nikon F, they are held > by set> screws.> > On a Leica M, I've rarely seen them loose, although I have seen> them loose.> > On an electronic camera like the M8, I shudder to think what> is > happening with three metal screws bouncing around. Eventually, wouldn't> > they touch something that they aren't supposed to, and fry the >> electronics? I would think a trip to NJ or Solms is in order.> > ...Vick> >> > > Neil Miller wrote:> > Sorry, I should have posted this.> >> > Neil> >>> >> > ----------------------------------------> > > >> Len, The strap was not> the problem. The two screws that hold the metal lug to the camera from the> inside of the body came loose! It appears that loctite was not applied when> the camera was assembled. There are two or three screws bouncing around> inside the camera. Two from the side that came off and possibly one from the> other lug that is also loose. I had one of the half cases on the camera so> it was not easy to see something was loose.> >>> >> Neil> >>> >> Neil A.> Miller> >> Phoenix, Arizona> >> Email: plus_4@hotmail.com> >> Website:> http://www.neilamiller.com> >> _______________________________________________> Leica Users Group.> See> http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information> _______________________________________________> Leica Users Group.> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information> > > _______________________________________________> Leica Users Group.> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information