Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/28

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Subject: [Leica] lost the dot - help
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Wed Jun 28 16:09:20 2006
References: <F65F4DBA-1E95-4B09-9B69-D6FC75176CFA@mindspring.com> <8C868861E28900E-E7C-30E2@FWM-M15.sysops.aol.com> <19874BCA-1FFB-432F-9238-5AAAAA5C780C@comcast.net>

thanks everybody.

ric


On Jun 28, 2006, at 5:10 PM, Tom Schofield wrote:

> If you call Leica USA's parts department and ask veeerrrrry nicely,  
> they may just send you a few for free.  If you ask for too many  
> they get suspicious.  If you rant about incompetency in selecting  
> glue, you'll probably be put on a waiting list!  ;-)
>
> I used Elmer's white glue, but found that I had to make more calls  
> to New Jersey.  Seems strong, but they eventually fall off.
>
> Maybe the $10AUS per dot is a hint at long range planning -- If too  
> few M's and R's can be sold, they can keep going for years on Red  
> Dots.
>
> Tom
>
>
> On Jun 27, 2006, at 9:54 PM, bradreiman@aol.com wrote:
>
>> recent thread on the old leica forum...
>>
>> http://www.leica-camera.com/discus_e/messages/2/220560.html? 
>> 1150814605
>>
>> quite humorous discussion of same dilemna including glues,  
>> replacements etc.....b
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ric Carter <ricc@mindspring.com>
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 23:54:54 -0400
>> Subject: [Leica] lost the dot - help
>>
>>   Where, oh where, has my little dot gone?
>> Oh where, oh where, can it be?
>>
>> Damned if I know, it's not in the bottom of my bag.
>>
>>  I didn't realize how much I depended on that little red button on  
>> my Elmarit 28.
>>
>> Advice on replacing it?
>>
>> Where do I get one?
>>
>> Is there a good substitute I should use instead?
>>
>> What kind of glue should I use?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Ric
>>
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