Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/27

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Subject: [Leica] (SPAM: ?) Re: (SPAM: ?) Leica M3 and M2 cameras areticking time bombs?
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:41:55 -0600
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Hi Ric,

I'm curious.  I started with a IIIa, now use a IIIf, and never experienced a 
light leak that I was aware of.  Where did you apply the tape to cure the 
problem?

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ric Carter" <ricc at embarqmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 11:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] (SPAM: ?) Re: (SPAM: ?) Leica M3 and M2 cameras 
areticking time bombs?


> my IIIf spent two years in and out of a prominent repair shop and never 
> did get its light leak fixed
>
> black electrical tape looks like crap but works
>
> ric
>
>
> On Nov 28, 2011, at 12:49 PM, Vick Ko wrote:
>
>> Yeah, the light shields in a IIIf are a completely different design.
>>
>> No fuzzy felt strips to tangle in the gearing.
>>
>> Vick
>>
>>
>> On 11/27/2011 12:44 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> That gives me another reason not to give up on my IIIf RD.  But the 
>>> combined RF/VF sure would be nice.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from vick.ko at sympatico.ca (Vick Ko) ([Leica] (SPAM: ?) Leica M3 and M2 cameras are ticking time bombs?)
Message from jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols) ([Leica] (SPAM: ?) Leica M3 and M2 cameras are ticking time bombs?)
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