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Subject: [Leica] HELP!!!! - M3 disaster! Advice sought
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2018 15:22:50 +0100
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Lluis, Jayanand,

thanks very much for that. I have just tried to contact him, with no
success. Will try again.

Strangely enough my wife and I are thinking of moving to a place about
30km from there. An added bonus, perhaps?

Peter

On 31/07/18 22:52, Lluis Ripoll via LUG wrote:
> Peter 
> 
> This is the exact address and the same phone Number I sent   you, for me 
> is no doubt, he is the best or one of the best. He has original Leitz 
> ancient parts, and he can refurbished your camera with the original stuff, 
> call him, you can mention my name if you want, now there is a while I?ve 
> not talk with him, he remember me.
> 
> Cheers
> Lluis
> 
> 
> 
>> El 31 jul 2018, a les 21:37, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> va 
>> escriure:
>>
>> Thanks Jayanand,
>> Lluis, what do think?
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> On 29/07/18 19:04, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote:
>>> 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 tabls. what e 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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