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There used to be a seller on fleabay with a username 'interslice', with a stellar reputation. Should be easy to find via Google, including his real name and email address..... I have both, if you wish to contact me via PM.

 

I am not sure if Leica will sell the seals directly; and if they do, I would not be at all surprised if they get them from Interslice.

 

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Jan

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Jon no longer sells through eBay, due to seller's fees and other issues, but does sell direct if you contact him. When I asked him about R4 seals he said he didn't have a kit, so I sent him an R4 and he took measurements and made seals (including the film-type window. So he should now supply kits for R4-R7 models also.

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Jon no longer sells through eBay, due to seller's fees and other issues, but does sell direct if you contact him. When I asked him about R4 seals he said he didn't have a kit, so I sent him an R4 and he took measurements and made seals (including the film-type window. So he should now supply kits for R4-R7 models also.

 

Which begs the question that if he doesn't have a 'front end' and contacting him by email is his only means of supplying goods to Leica users then why does the dog-in-a-manger policy of not giving third party emails apply? You want it, but moderators don't want you to have it? Common sense please?

 

Steve

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The rule about third party emails is there for privacy reasons and partly to prevent spam derived from fishing software scouring forums such as these, picking up email addresses. The Forum owner does not want to be responsible for such problems.

 

The forum rules state: "Publication of personal data (mail address, telephone number, email address etc) is prohibited in general -- even if made in good faith. Every person has a legal right to decide about whether to publicise their own personal data."

 

If this fellow is running a business on the Internet, but doesn't have a "front end", then he's not going to do much business. If you have such information that you would like to pass on, just offer to send it via a PM

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If this fellow is running a business on the Internet, but doesn't have a "front end", then he's not going to do much business. If you have such information that you would like to pass on, just offer to send it via a PM

 

Ahh I see, quantity is the essense, not quality. It could be invaluable, but if its not done with overblown Leica scale agrandizement it can't be important. That makes sense.

 

Steve

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  • 3 years later...

Unfortunately, all this information is now out of date and I need to replace the seals on a pristine R3 recently won on ebay.de.  I have sourced a multi-pack of different sealing materials but I would welcome some advice regarding the seal where the camera back is hinged to the body.  Because the "goo" of the perished seal is present on both the camera back and the body I can't tell how the original seal was fitted.  Should I attach it to the back or the body?  Could an R3 owner check and advise, please?

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