Lumenlabs Posted July 20, 2022 Share #1 Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I have a big piece of dust in the rangefinder window i'd like to blow out. Anyone know how to remove the M11 top plate? On the M10 there are two screws but on the M11 I just see one hex screw (in battery compartment). I'd like to hear if anyone has removed the M11 top plate yet.. Edited July 20, 2022 by Lumenlabs Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted July 20, 2022 Share #2 Posted July 20, 2022 It is probably not difficult, but - especially if you have to ask: DON'T ! Firstly you are certain to lose your guarantee, secondly, the M11 is packed tightly with electronics, far more so than any other camera. Make one mistake in loosening a flex or such a thing and you are looking at repair prices of well North of 1000$. Just let Leica CS do it for you. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumenlabs Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted July 20, 2022 Thanks, this is a M11 belonging to a friend and I have it to blow it out for him thinking it was the same as the M10 (which I've easily done before). Figured it'd be easy enough to not have him send it for a few month round trip and ask here if anyone has done it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 20, 2022 Share #4 Posted July 20, 2022 Why a few month round trip. If you call Leica and fix a date it should be back soon enough. The repairs involving long turnarounds are the ones requiring spare parts Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted July 21, 2022 Share #5 Posted July 21, 2022 There are two things you NEVER, EVER do: 1: Screw with the spacetime continuum. 2: Remove an M11 top plate. 2 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anickpick Posted July 21, 2022 Share #6 Posted July 21, 2022 vor 5 Stunden schrieb Herr Barnack: There are two things you NEVER, EVER do: 1: Screw with the spacetime continuum. 2: Remove an M11 top plate. Wait a minute. Wait a minute Herr Barnack, are you telling us not to build a time machine out of a M11 top plate? 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEGEND Posted July 21, 2022 Share #7 Posted July 21, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) 7 hours ago, Herr Barnack said: There are two things you NEVER, EVER do: 1: Screw with the spacetime continuum. 2: Remove an M11 top plate. Exactly... Or you will get ripple effects in time that can turn your Leica M11 rangefinder in Leica M11 with EVF or even worse Sony camera... Don't play with this man, for God sake... It is to dangerous and it can affect us all... I want my rangefinder experience and not EVF experience... For that is can use Leica SL cameras... Nikola 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timo01 Posted July 21, 2022 Share #8 Posted July 21, 2022 With the m10 it is no problem at all...just 2 minutes and done. I have done this many times before. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumenlabs Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share #9 Posted July 21, 2022 20 minutes ago, timo01 said: With the m10 it is no problem at all...just 2 minutes and done. I have done this many times before. Exactly..is the M11 going to be really that much harder? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timo01 Posted July 21, 2022 Share #10 Posted July 21, 2022 Can't imagine, but I'm not sure... I wouldn't send it to the customer service, because the dust can come back months later... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobert Posted July 21, 2022 Share #11 Posted July 21, 2022 I agree. Just gently smash it on a wooden table. The dust will probably disappear. 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mujk Posted July 21, 2022 Share #12 Posted July 21, 2022 15 hours ago, Herr Barnack said: There are two things you NEVER, EVER do: 1: Screw with the spacetime continuum. 2: Remove an M11 top plate. I think there may be a small misunderstanding here. Specifically regarding the M11 it's removing the baseplate that is considered to be an extremely dangerous operation. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted July 21, 2022 Share #13 Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) 54 minutes ago, mujk said: I think there may be a small misunderstanding here. Specifically regarding the M11 it's removing the baseplate that is considered to be an extremely dangerous operation. Other than the battery, SD card and neck strap, maybe we don't go removing stuff from the M11, especially the base plate. Removing the baseplate at any location other than Leica's Wetzlar repair department will open a wormhole in spacetime to the Delta Quadrant, allowing 500 Borg cubes to travel through and congregate in low earth orbit. That's not something any of us wants. Edited July 21, 2022 by Herr Barnack Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 21, 2022 Share #14 Posted July 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Herr Barnack said: Other than the battery, SD card and neck strap, And the RED DOT ! 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashGordonPhotography Posted July 21, 2022 Share #15 Posted July 21, 2022 It is one thing to have a crack at a camera repair on an older body and another completely to void a warranty on a new product. Especially when it's not yours. If you did get the plate off and remove the dust (which has zero impact on the camera functioning) and then in six months something happens that requires a real service, are you going to pay for your friends expensive repair when Leica say no to warranty? Not me. Definitely not me. Gordon 5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjstudio Posted January 9 Share #16 Posted January 9 Simple, remove the bracket on the side of the battery compartment. 2. remove the battery swivel latch with a lens spanner (pointy side). 3. remove the top plate like it was a M10. It takes 5 minutes if you have the tools. However, as stated above, best do it on cameras that have no warranty left in case you have bigger problems that need more serious repairs. Why is everyone so afraid. It's not that easy to break a Leica. They are very serviceable cameras. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted January 10 Share #17 Posted January 10 The M11M is supposed to be weather and dust sealed. How does a large piece of dust get into the viewfinder in the first place? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmzimelka Posted January 10 Share #18 Posted January 10 (edited) 4 hours ago, fotografr said: The M11M is supposed to be weather and dust sealed. How does a large piece of dust get into the viewfinder in the first place? It's less weather sealed when the lens is off and when the battery is removed 😆 Any dust that enters at the mount can travel upwards behind the many gaps at the shutter curtains let alone the rangefinder arm. Especially when users take a blower bulb and forcefully blow dust off the sensor. That dust doesn't often leave the camera, it gets sent off to different directions in the camera. Edit: I've had small pieces of dust come and go in the rangefinder window. I just practice patience, and the piece will eventually move on. If Leica can't even make a lens mount that prevents light leaks while doing daylight long exposures (30+ sec), then I won't be trusting their weather sealing claims either. Edited January 10 by hmzimelka Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 10 Share #19 Posted January 10 Never seen a light leak complaint on the M11, Nor on the M10 come to think of it. The last one was on a M240. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmzimelka Posted January 10 Share #20 Posted January 10 (edited) 1 hour ago, jaapv said: Never seen a light leak complaint on the M11, Nor on the M10 come to think of it. The last one was on a M240. Every Leica M I've tried so far has this issue with daylight long exposures using a strong ND filter. I stumbled across the issue with my M11 in 2022, and every M9M, M10, M10-R, M11 I've tried are pretty much similar in this regard. Edited January 10 by hmzimelka 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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