Alan Zheng Posted January 14, 2022 Share #1 Posted January 14, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Ever since I bought my Minolta CLE(dead now), I fell in love with its x0.58 magnification viewfinder. Now I've been looking for a silver MP with x0.58 finder for a while now, they seem pretty rare. Does anyone here have experience with sending the camera to Leica for a viewfinder replacement? If so, what's the process like and do you get your original finder back? Thanks, A Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kriehuber Posted January 15, 2022 Share #2 Posted January 15, 2022 (edited) I have done it multiple times, I never got the old viewfinder back but I also never asked. So im sure if you ask nicely they will send you your old parts. the experience was always great, I send them the camera with the info what I want to have done ( they have a form on their website ). They check the camera, inform you about other repairs etc that need to be done and then give you a price for everything. After your confirmed they start with the repair / modification. Last year their turnaround time was about 4 month for work like this. In my opinion the 0.58 finder is the best you can get. Edited January 15, 2022 by Kriehuber 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Zheng Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted January 22, 2022 Thanks for the info, really appreciated, yes I agree, the 0.58 finder is the best! maybe not for people who's into longer lenses than 50mm, but I'm not in that group. Cheers! A 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacobjuul Posted January 23, 2022 Share #4 Posted January 23, 2022 https://www.fotopia.com.hk/?full#!product/showAjax/56 they just got one today I think Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriehuber Posted February 15, 2022 Share #5 Posted February 15, 2022 (edited) Buying a brand new MP and getting 0.58 finder installed by Leica will cost roughly the same. You just need to be patient and wait 3-4 Month. Edited February 15, 2022 by Kriehuber Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted March 2, 2022 Share #6 Posted March 2, 2022 (edited) Hello Does anyone know approximately how much a viewfinder replacement would cost ? Also if one had, say, 0.85 or 0.58 and wanted to change to Leica’s ‘standard’ 0.72 MP viewfinder would it be easier / cheaper than changing to the less common magnifications, perhaps ? EDIT: I have since found in another thread that it costs between EUR900-1200 (different people’s recent experience with different M models eg MA , M2 ) and takes 4 months. Edited March 2, 2022 by grahamc Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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