granislav Posted December 4, 2019 Share #1 Posted December 4, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) I started to take the top cover of the Leica R4 and I’ve already got stuck on the asa dial. Anyone fiddled with these? The are slots both in the metal retaining ring and the transparent plastic plate/cover. Neither won't move (I use a lens spanner wrench but dissasembled because the distance between the slots is too small). I am wondering should I turn the metal and the plastic separately, or use small flathead tips to catch both the metal and the plastic and then turn. Now, both slots are sort of alligned together so one would think that there is a purpose for that. The Minolta XD11 (XD7) had a different system here:) Thanks. 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/304109-leica-r-top-cover-removal/?do=findComment&comment=3866994'>More sharing options...
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AndreasG Posted December 4, 2019 Share #2 Posted December 4, 2019 Here are some photos and the text can be machine-translated into English, maybe, it is a little help. http://tomshome.sakura.ne.jp/others/sr/LeicaR4.html 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
granislav Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted December 4, 2019 Thanks AndreasG I already saw that but I cannot make anything from the translation I posted the same question on a vintage repair Facebook group and someone has sent me these 2 pages from a magazine of some sort. Even more helpful. 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! 2 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/304109-leica-r-top-cover-removal/?do=findComment&comment=3867022'>More sharing options...
granislav Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted December 16, 2019 FYI, the metal ring turns separate of the plastic. The rest is quite easy. No need to remove the front cover with the Leica sign. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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