Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sherry Krauter at Golden Touch. There's few alive who can come close to her work. PhilFo On Monday 14 January 2008 20:46, john franchi wrote: > 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