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Subject: [Leica] HELP!!!! - M3 disaster! Advice sought
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 20:38:47 +0100
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Thanks, Nathan. Might get it done before Brexit!! :-)
Peter

On 29/07/18 19:42, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> And in the Netherlands there is Will van Manen, who just overhauled my M2 
> with excellent results and service. Michiel Fokkema has also used him on 
> several occasions.
> 
> Cheers,
> Nathan
> 
> Sendt fra min iPad
> 
>> Den 29. jul. 2018 kl. 20.04 skrev Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at 
>> leica-users.org>:
>>
>> There is a person called Malcom Taylor that some of the Leica users in
>> London used to swear by, and our own Luis Ripoll has also mentioned using
>> his services a few times. I tried googling for him and found this, maybe
>> you could ring him up:
>>
>> https://aymestrey.cylex-uk.co.uk/company/malcolm-taylor-leica-specialist-14479425.html
>>
>> https://www.getdpi.com/forum/leica/17082-recommended-malcolm-taylor.html
>>
>> I have no personal experience with him. Lluis would be the person to
>> contact in the LUG that I know of.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 29, 2018 at 6:51 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> All,
>>>
>>> travelling in France. I knocked my M3 off my bedside table and it fell
>>> on to a floor of "tomette" tiles, landing square on its top plate.
>>> Result is that I can only see the centre focussing rectangle and the
>>> framelines.I presume that this means that I have somehow managed to
>>> shake the viewfinder loose in some way.
>>>
>>> (i) anyone got any smart ideas to fix it in the short term;
>>>
>>> (ii) Obviously it needs to be properly fixed when I get back in two or
>>> three weeks. Anyone got the name and address of a good M3 repairer in
>>> the UK? I know it could go back to Leica, but I suspect they will charge
>>> and arm and a leg and take forever, and as it non-current technology I
>>> bet they won't be too keen.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
>>> PS to make matters worse the IIIf is away for a CLA. I had thought about
>>> Classic Camera and Red Dot in London but personal recommendations count
>>> for a lot :-)
>>>
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