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Old 05/22/07, 04:27 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: Leica IIIf - rare one?

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Originally Posted by Nick De Marco View Post
......I found the camera almost imposible to focus (much worse than other screw mount cameras I have) and most of the negatives were not good enough. A few were though. On the upside, having checked the serial number I think I might have a quite rare model.
Nick,

Use a Q-Tip and clean the rear rangefinder eyepiece, as well as both round front rangefinder windows. These often get a lot of accumulated muck, making it difficult to focus.

If that does not fix it, you might have a 'blind' semi-transparent mirror in the RF optics. All's not lost - these can be re-silvered or replaced by either Malcolm Taylor in the UK or DAG in the US.

Best,

Jan
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