Re: [Leica] roadside repairs ( M-6)

["Jeff S" <segawa@netone.com>]

I've been meaning to call up Leica to see if I can simply order a service
manual directly, but lacking that, the M4 service manual is available
through Infotech (sorry, no contact info handy, but they are regular
advertisers in Shutterbug). It's a fairly comprehensive set of exploded
diagrams with part numbers and lubrication info, but it assumes a good deal
of basic know-how. It'll give you a real appreciation of the camera's inner
workings, though!

I've laid off camera repairs some, as I found it too time consuming--you get
to fussing with a mechanism, and want to know how every last aspect of it
works, and before you know it, a few days have gone by! Someday, maybe I'll
get a pretty, but mechanically challenged IIIf or M3, and call it a
"project" camera, and a good intro to these rangefinder cameras.

Jeff

- -----Original Message-----
From: David Medley <dmedley@whidbey.net>
>Thanks for the help with undoing the double fudge on (in)  the shutter
>speed dial. I have no problem with using a screwdriver but I like to know
>what is behind the door in front of me if at all possible.
>
>This brings up another question. While I would never undertake a real
>repair job on  my M-6's or the lenses,  has anyone ever compiled or put
>into book form some of the basics of proper disassembly  and cleaning for
>this camera? It would be of great help to those of us whose eating habits
>are less than desirable for the Queens table. Hell, it might even be of
>some use to those of us who dine at the palace on a regular basis.