Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/12/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 04:17 PM 25-12-96 +0100, Otto wrote: [snip] > When I was packing my gear to return I noticed >that both of the two small knobs on the hinged film door of my '93/'94 >M6 was missing. When I got home I found one of the knobs in my bag, the >other was gone. > >These knobs protects the door when its open from scratching itself and >the edges of the top. I know because I had to reload film that day, and >the M6 now has selfmade scratches both on the top and the door. So watch >out for those knobs. > >A telephone to the Leica distributor in Norway secured me new knobs (not >received yet), with the advice to use LocTite for glue. I am looking at my Leica (an M6 vintage ~ 1990, S/N 17044xxx , Wetzlar) as a write this, and I can see no small knobs on the hinged door of the camera, nor do see how the door can scratch anything when it is open. Can you be a little more descriptive? Dan C.