Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wow! I didn't know it was enough with the tape. I've always cut a piece of copy-paper out the size of the window and used the tape to place it there. Once I used lens-tissue. Now for the tape. Thanks! Daniel On 8/3/05, Jim Shulman <jshul@comcast.net> wrote: > Mark, > > Here's the 1/2-cent fix, courtesy of the late and lamented Sal DiMarco: > > Take a piece of translucent Scotch tape (the kind that's not perfectly > clear) and put it over the light-gathering rangefinder window (the frosted > one in the middle). That's it. > > Sal's M6 always had the tape there. He said he never had flare problems > again. > > Best, > Jim Shulman > Bryn Mawr, PA > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Mark > Langer > Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 11:20 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] the best M body ... > > I was shooting in cloudy light last weekend with my M6 and had a lot > of difficulty with rangefinder flare. Never had that problem with my > M3 or any of my screwmount Leicas. While this might not count as a > mechanical breakdown, the reliability of a camera means that it is > usable all the time. Having a semi-functional rangefinder does not a > reliable camera make. > > Mark > > PS - I'm really fed up with this rangefinder problem. Who does the > fix and how much does it cost? > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >