carstenw Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share #61 Posted March 28, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Carsten, since you will shortly be offered a job by Leica in their rangefinder adjustment department, I wondered whether you've been tempted to remove the 5 screws under the base plate to remove that tempting looking black panel? You mean that tiny little thing that looks like it might pop out if pushed from underneath? I tried removing the five screws, but only one was loose enough and I didn't feel comfortable forcing the others, so I adjusted the tab without doing this. Luckily when I push my wheel back, the screw's thread is then parallel to the front, giving me a better angle to unscrew it from, even though I was coming in at a slight angle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 28, 2007 Posted March 28, 2007 Hi carstenw, Take a look here Leica Red Dot. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
marknorton Posted March 28, 2007 Share #62 Posted March 28, 2007 Those 5 screws are obviously the way into the camera; it's possible they are there as a tampering tell-tale and are replaced as a matter of course if the base has to come off the camera, the modern day equivalent of the wax seal. With the base off the camera, I'm sure you could put a long screwdriver through the floor of the lens throat to adjust the rangefinder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayerische Posted March 28, 2007 Share #63 Posted March 28, 2007 Still, how can I order the Dots? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philippe D. Posted March 28, 2007 Share #64 Posted March 28, 2007 Hallo Carsten, I have subscribed and had this confirmed, and I am logged in. How do I join the necessary group?Just click on the link i gave.BTW, to get a silver (or aluminium) dot out of a red one, just take the red one carefully out, put it in acetone, clean and dry it, and glue it back with Patex. That's it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted March 28, 2007 Share #65 Posted March 28, 2007 Andreas, give Leica a call or send them an email. I had a very worn red dot on my M6 and after contacting them they sent me a red dot (yes a single red dot :-) free of charge. It's self-adhesive and comes with a paper backing that has to be removed before sticking the dot to the camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share #66 Posted March 28, 2007 Andreas, Leica dealers normally have them. I have also noticed that the black-framed red leather squares on which they put equipment while potential buyers are looking at it have a black Leica dot in the corner, which looks the same as the ones on the cameras... Philippe, I get this message after logging in, viewing the thread, and pressing the Répondre button: Désolé, mais seuls les utilisateurs appartenant à un groupe peuvent répondre aux messages dans ce forum. At the top of the forum pages, there is a link named "Groupes d'utilisateurs", and if I click on that, I get a list of three groups. I tried to join the "Général" group, so let's see what happens there. Do you not recall having to do something like that in the past? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share #67 Posted March 28, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Got into Summilux.net... It would actually be interesting to play a bit with the dot. Maybe I will get one, get the red paint off it with acetone, brush it with a metal brush, to make it look like brushed aluminium, paint the letters black, and clearcoat it, and see where that gets me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayerische Posted March 29, 2007 Share #68 Posted March 29, 2007 Andreas, Leica dealers normally have them. I have also noticed that the black-framed red leather squares on which they put equipment while potential buyers are looking at it have a black Leica dot in the corner, which looks the same as the ones on the cameras... Great! I'll check. Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share #69 Posted June 14, 2007 Those 5 screws are obviously the way into the camera; it's possible they are there as a tampering tell-tale and are replaced as a matter of course if the base has to come off the camera, the modern day equivalent of the wax seal. With the base off the camera, I'm sure you could put a long screwdriver through the floor of the lens throat to adjust the rangefinder. Mark, to bring back this old comment from before your third M8 was taken apart, was there indeed some anti-tampering in the screws on the bottom of the camera? And what about that little flap inside the mouth of the mount? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marknorton Posted June 14, 2007 Share #70 Posted June 14, 2007 Carsten, no those 5 screws are simply very tight. to get them out you need a P000 Phillips screwdriver and you need to press firmly into the screw while turning the screwdriver to prevent the screwdriver riding up out of the cross-head. With the base plate removed, the little flap can be removed which gives you clear access to the rangefinder adjustments without having to go in at an odd angle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted June 14, 2007 Author Share #71 Posted June 14, 2007 Very good news, in case I need to do it again. I do believe that I have a good quality screwdriver of that size, but I will check. Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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