Fgcm Posted November 1, 2019 Share #41 Posted November 1, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Cleaning the finder of the M10 is a matter of minutes. The cover is retained by two screws. Remove the bottom plate and look the bottom of he camera. The first screw is very apparent, it’s on the side opposite to the battery. To find the second screw, remove the battery and look. both screws are Torx 6 Pull up carefully the top plate (just a little, do not disconnect the wiring) and blow in with the air blower check that the soft rubber gasket is flat to the body, than close again the top plate This takes not more than 5 minutes. 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fgcm Posted November 1, 2019 Share #42 Posted November 1, 2019 Cleaning film M camera is more complex than M10 (and the other digital M) because to remove the advance lever, a special clamp is required. If you haven’t it, you must send the camera to a specialist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
helohe Posted November 1, 2019 Share #43 Posted November 1, 2019 Dust in the viewfinder itself would not botter me too much. If it is just on the glass I can just clean it. But somehow just recently dust seems to have found its way into the camera, in particular there is dust on the framelines itself. Meaning, some of the framelines are not completely visible, there are dust spots hiding parts of the illuminated part. First time this ever happened with any leica. Not sure how the dust got there as I always change lenses in a clean room with camera facing down. However nonetheless there appears also to be some sensor dust. I am not touching the sensor, so I guess should bring it to a shop for them to do it, or have leica do it if they remove the dust in the viewfinder also. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infantasy Posted November 2, 2019 Share #44 Posted November 2, 2019 Why make a simple work complex? You may remove the eye piece rubber and find three tiny screws. Just unscrew all these screws and use a plastic pry tools to lift up the finder a little bit and blow. No need to completely remove the finder. The finder is stuck by something like double side tape and with little bit hard in the first time but simple. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infantasy Posted November 2, 2019 Share #45 Posted November 2, 2019 Why make a simple work complex? You may remove the eye piece rubber and find three tiny screws. Just unscrew all these screws and use a plastic pry tools to lift up the finder a little bit and blow. No need to completely remove the finder. The finder is stuck by something like double side tape and with little bit hard in the first time but simple. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrostl Posted August 30, 2020 Share #46 Posted August 30, 2020 On 11/1/2019 at 6:21 AM, Fgcm said: Cleaning the finder of the M10 is a matter of minutes. The cover is retained by two screws. Remove the bottom plate and look the bottom of he camera. The first screw is very apparent, it’s on the side opposite to the battery. To find the second screw, remove the battery and look. both screws are Torx 6 Pull up carefully the top plate (just a little, do not disconnect the wiring) and blow in with the air blower check that the soft rubber gasket is flat to the body, than close again the top plate This takes not more than 5 minutes. This worked great for me! I blew it out and also used some lens cleaning wipes on the inside. Only issue was that a bit of the internal rubber squished out when reattaching the top. 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/273041-dust-in-m10-viewfinder/?do=findComment&comment=4036512'>More sharing options...
Fgcm Posted September 2, 2020 Share #47 Posted September 2, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) On 8/30/2020 at 10:52 PM, astrostl said: This worked great for me! I blew it out and also used some lens cleaning wipes on the inside. Only issue was that a bit of the internal rubber squished out when reattaching the top. 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! You should open the top again, place rubber gasket in it’s seat and close the top carefully. The gasket has a few small protrusions that enter into small holes in the body of the camera to keep it firm while closing the top Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrostl Posted September 4, 2020 Share #48 Posted September 4, 2020 On 9/2/2020 at 4:11 PM, Fgcm said: You should open the top again, place rubber gasket in it’s seat and close the top carefully. The gasket has a few small protrusions that enter into small holes in the body of the camera to keep it firm while closing the top I think the issue is that it got crushed. Couldn't manage to reseat it. Not particularly worried about the seal but i may give it a go again with the protrusion/hole knowledge. Thx! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan2000 Posted January 10, 2021 Share #49 Posted January 10, 2021 On 11/1/2019 at 7:21 AM, Fgcm said: Cleaning the finder of the M10 is a matter of minutes. The cover is retained by two screws. Remove the bottom plate and look the bottom of he camera. The first screw is very apparent, it’s on the side opposite to the battery. To find the second screw, remove the battery and look. both screws are Torx 6 Pull up carefully the top plate (just a little, do not disconnect the wiring) and blow in with the air blower check that the soft rubber gasket is flat to the body, than close again the top plate This takes not more than 5 minutes. I did this this morning. Worked great for me. Easier than I thought. First time I ever tried to work on my M. About reseating the gasket, the gaskets are not glued in place. When I was reattaching the top plate, I used the dull end of a needle to press the rubber under the top plate. That technique should still work despite the crushed rubber. I fear with rubber caught in the seam, it may compromise the dust sealing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microCuts Posted August 25, 2024 Share #50 Posted August 25, 2024 My M10 has a few white spots on the viewfinder. I opened the top plate and wiped the viewfinder cover glass, managed to clean a few spots. However, there are also spots lied inside the viewfinder glass, not outside. Anyone has experience disassemble the viewfinder? I mean just tear down a few pieces maybe so I can clean the inner part of the viewfinder. Also any know which cable on the top plate responsible for the viewfinder numbers (digit) display? Mine has a character missing a segment.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted August 25, 2024 Share #51 Posted August 25, 2024 A missing segment is normally caused by a defect on the display itself. The viewfinder does not need disassembly to clean. Nor do the flex cables need to be disconnected. Just raise the top a few mm and use a blower. Look at Mark Norton’s “anatomy” thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
microCuts Posted August 25, 2024 Share #52 Posted August 25, 2024 (edited) 2 hours ago, jaapv said: A missing segment is normally caused by a defect on the display itself. The viewfinder does not need disassembly to clean. Nor do the flex cables need to be disconnected. Just raise the top a few mm and use a blower. Look at Mark Norton’s “anatomy” thread. 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! You mean this part? Yes I managed to wipe this part (photo borrowed from another post), however there are still spot visible..likely located on the other side of the glass, the inner part. This is how mine looks like. I already assembled back the body. See the spots? Don't look like dusts for me..maybe oil? Hopefully not fungus... Edited August 25, 2024 by microCuts Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! You mean this part? Yes I managed to wipe this part (photo borrowed from another post), however there are still spot visible..likely located on the other side of the glass, the inner part. This is how mine looks like. I already assembled back the body. See the spots? Don't look like dusts for me..maybe oil? Hopefully not fungus... ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/273041-dust-in-m10-viewfinder/?do=findComment&comment=5500607'>More sharing options...
yukosteel Posted August 26, 2024 Share #53 Posted August 26, 2024 If there is a suspicion of possible fungus, I'd use UV lamp or direct Sun light to kill it. The finder diagram is showing area mounted to the top plate as a single glass element on Leica site: https://leica-camera.com/en-US/node/3468 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'd check the rear surface of the glass, most likely it should be possible to clean the spot from the inner side. I had a white spot under the front finder glass of my previous M10, and sent it to Leica US for cleaning, but spot remained there after service. So I opened top plate and simply wiped the spot in similar way like wet cleaning of camera sensors but only in the corner area. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I'd check the rear surface of the glass, most likely it should be possible to clean the spot from the inner side. I had a white spot under the front finder glass of my previous M10, and sent it to Leica US for cleaning, but spot remained there after service. So I opened top plate and simply wiped the spot in similar way like wet cleaning of camera sensors but only in the corner area. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/273041-dust-in-m10-viewfinder/?do=findComment&comment=5503034'>More sharing options...
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