Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/27

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Subject: [Leica] Pentax Spotmatic, but it has a stain in the focusing screen
From: jsmith342 at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 07:00:13 -0500
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Considering its age, would a CLA from Essex be in order? The issue I had 
with my Spotmatic was deterioration of foam in the mirror box. I wouldn't 
take me chances with screwing the camera up beyond repair. Essex did 
excellent work on my old Konica III and the price was reasonable.

Jeffery



On Jun 27, 2013, at 6:52 AM, Vick Ko <vick.ko at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> I think there are some Pentax Spotmatic enthusiasts here.
> 
> I got a cheap Pentax Spotmatic, but it has a stain in the focusing screen. 
>  It is more of an annoyance than a functionality-breaker, and I have 
> information on how to tear it apart to clean.
> 
> But maybe it is too much trouble to clean.
> 
> Were these cameras prone to getting focus screen stains?
> 
> Were there quicker ways to deal with it than tearing the top off?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Vick
> 
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