[Leica] HELP!!!! - M3 disaster! Advice sought

[mak at teleport.com (Mark Kronquist)]

You have broken the prism inside the rf.  Ouch

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> On Jul 29, 2018, at 6:21 AM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> All,
> 
> travelling in France. I knocked my M3 off my bedside table and it fell
> on to a floor of "tomette" tiles, landing square on its top plate.
> Result is that I can only see the centre focussing rectangle and the
> framelines.I presume that this means that I have somehow managed to
> shake the viewfinder loose in some way.
> 
> (i) anyone got any smart ideas to fix it in the short term;
> 
> (ii) Obviously it needs to be properly fixed when I get back in two or
> three weeks. Anyone got the name and address of a good M3 repairer in
> the UK? I know it could go back to Leica, but I suspect they will charge
> and arm and a leg and take forever, and as it non-current technology I
> bet they won't be too keen.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Peter
> 
> PS to make matters worse the IIIf is away for a CLA. I had thought about
> Classic Camera and Red Dot in London but personal recommendations count
> for a lot :-)
> 
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