LUF Admin Posted August 27, 2014 Share #1 Posted August 27, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I also want to know what hides behind the - uhm, let’s say dominant - screw on the front of the Leica M-P. Thus I simply called the Leica product manager M at Wetzlar. Here is his explanation: Behind the screw (or the Leica Logo with other M cameras) is a hole in the top cover. It’s needed for a last calibration of the rangefinder after the top cover was mounted. For the Leica M (Typ 240) the rangefinder was radically revised in order to achieve a higher focussing accuracy at any distance, which became necessary for high-resolution digital photography.* However, this improved construction requires a bigger screw hole than previous models. Thus the large screw was deliberately accepted to achieve better results in the field. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I also want to know what hides behind the - uhm, let’s say dominant - screw on the front of the Leica M-P. Thus I simply called the Leica product manager M at Wetzlar. Here is his explanation: Behind the screw (or the Leica Logo with other M cameras) is a hole in the top cover. It’s needed for a last calibration of the rangefinder after the top cover was mounted. For the Leica M (Typ 240) the rangefinder was radically revised in order to achieve a higher focussing accuracy at any distance, which became necessary for high-resolution digital photography.* However, this improved construction requires a bigger screw hole than previous models. Thus the large screw was deliberately accepted to achieve better results in the field. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/232948-the-leica-m-p-screw-whats-behind-it/?do=findComment&comment=2657944'>More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted August 27, 2014 Share #2 Posted August 27, 2014 [....] If one ever adjusted the vertical alignment this is a welcome change, especially with the new mechanism. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Sfeir Posted August 27, 2014 Share #3 Posted August 27, 2014 This hole is for adjusting the vertical alignment of the viewfinder. I already had to make such an adjustment on an M 240. I doubt that the size has anything to do with the adjustment tolerances. Attached pict shows the hex screw that is behind this hole. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/232948-the-leica-m-p-screw-whats-behind-it/?do=findComment&comment=2657975'>More sharing options...
250swb Posted August 27, 2014 Share #4 Posted August 27, 2014 It would be neater if the screw was aligned vertically or horizontally, otherwise people will want to know if they've been screwed more than others and what does it mean. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadraticadder Posted August 28, 2014 Share #5 Posted August 28, 2014 They should put a sapphire lens in the screw hole instead. It would be......a screw mount lens. Budda Boom. Best, Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted August 28, 2014 Share #6 Posted August 28, 2014 Use a hex headed screw,,,,,,,,,,,, itzan eyesore on a high end piece of equipment.......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 28, 2014 Share #7 Posted August 28, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) They could of course top the screw with a nice red Leica logo..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppyman Posted August 28, 2014 Share #8 Posted August 28, 2014 Thanks Andreas. Personally I found it very odd that there was so much emphasis on such a minor cosmetic aspect in the thread on the new camera. However the quote from the the product manager does officially confirm the improvements to the focus mechanism, which have been the topic of other discussions/speculation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted August 28, 2014 Share #9 Posted August 28, 2014 Thus the large screw was deliberately accepted to achieve better results in the field. In the field? Living in a country with a billion acres of wilderness I wonder what that means. Does the camera include the special hex wrench and instructions? Or does "in the field" mean a casual adjustment while enjoying an espresso at a European cafe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted August 28, 2014 Share #10 Posted August 28, 2014 They could of course top the screw with a nice red Leica logo..... My thinking exactly. Or they could put a black screw there and then call it the Panda version.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rramesh Posted August 29, 2014 Share #11 Posted August 29, 2014 Only a Leica nut would care about what a screw hides. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattMaber Posted August 29, 2014 Share #12 Posted August 29, 2014 So the screw is just a sticker? Like the logo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB_tx Posted August 29, 2014 Share #13 Posted August 29, 2014 Leica used a screw for this purpose on all the RF cameras from model II through the M5. They only went to the sticker on M6 and and later, so this is just back to the "classic" mode, though in a giant way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattMaber Posted August 29, 2014 Share #14 Posted August 29, 2014 But a sticker? Why not a real, tiny, screw? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted August 29, 2014 Share #15 Posted August 29, 2014 But a sticker? Why not a real, tiny, screw? It is a screw, just not so tiny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattMaber Posted August 29, 2014 Share #16 Posted August 29, 2014 I think it's a sticker, no? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted August 29, 2014 Share #17 Posted August 29, 2014 I think it's a sticker, no? Leica can be cheap sometimes but the M-P is a £5650 camera. I don't think they would put a trompe-l'oeil type sticker on the front. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattMaber Posted August 29, 2014 Share #18 Posted August 29, 2014 He answers here and photo suggest it is indeed just a sticker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted August 29, 2014 Share #19 Posted August 29, 2014 It is not a sticker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattMaber Posted August 29, 2014 Share #20 Posted August 29, 2014 Ok Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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