jrovner Posted October 10, 2014 Share #1 Posted October 10, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have the all-metal Leica M 21mm finder. It fits loosely in the hotshoe of my M, and I can't find any way to tighten the fit. As it is, it will fall out if I tilt the camera. I have been looking for something to wedge below the finder to tighten the fit, but wonder if anyone has come up with a more elegant solution. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Voigt Posted October 10, 2014 Share #2 Posted October 10, 2014 Have had that problem with other viewfinder shoes and have merely added a bit of transparent tape (a wrap sometimes) to the shoe. Add one or more layers as you deem necessary. I once coated the shoe with epoxy and that worked fine for a while. Neither fix is permanent, of course. Once met a photographer who had added a coating of lead solder to his finder's shoe, but I fear that this would negatively effect the value of the viewfinder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocaburger Posted October 11, 2014 Share #3 Posted October 11, 2014 Does the foot not have a thin slit or slits in it? The older metal ones did, where a thin blade could be inserted and given a little light tweak, which caused the foot to become tighter in the shoe. Pity if that isn't the case with the reissued ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted October 11, 2014 Share #4 Posted October 11, 2014 That's what I did with my 21mm OVF and it's been fine ever since. It was just fine on the M9 but a tad too loose on the M240. Put a fine screwdriver or knife blade into the slit and widen it just a fraction. I't s very easy to overdo it so initially just expand it enough so that you can just appreciate the change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrovner Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted October 13, 2014 That worked like a charm! Thanks so much. I would NEVER have figured that out on my own. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephengv Posted September 13, 2016 Share #6 Posted September 13, 2016 I also had a problem with the CV 21/25 Finder on the M240. I tried "adjusting" the metal plate in the hot shoe. But still the finder is loose. Hence, I put a 3M magic tape at the bottom of the viewfinder, it worked. I don't know why the Hot Shoe in the M240 is not that tight, since when I use the vinder in my M6 TTL, it was tight enough. Maybe because, I've been using a Thumbs Up for the past 2 years, it might have altered the Hot shoe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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