Protruding metal frame on M6 viewfinder

[mike_cowan1]

My camera store let me try out a couple of different used M6's (.85, .72 non-TTL) while waiting for my new .72 TTL to arrive. The new one has a slightly protruding rectangular metal frame around the viewfinder which scratches my glasses. The used ones had a softer (rubber?) frame. Anyone know if the frame is replaceable, or if there is a standard rubber attachment one can add ? Easily ? I tried rubber O-rings from a plumbing supply, but they were too thin to help.

[albert knapp md]

Mike: BRING IT BACK AND THEY WILL FIX IT!!

[gl5]

Yes, it is replaceable however it requires a special clamp tool to do it properly. Also, the M6 hard rubber rear eyepiece is like $85. from Lecia USA. Note that it's a lens itself and not just glass.

[jay_.]

I'm confused Mike. Very early M6's had metal rings around the

eyepiece, carryovers from the older M's, but were changed to the

rubber-clad type around 1986. All the M6's from then on, through the

M6TTLs and into the M7 have the same rubber-clad eyepiece. At no

time however, has any M had a rectangular eyepiece, they were always

round. I can't imagine what can possibly be the case with yours.

Any way to take a digital shot of it and show it to us?

[iwmac]

There is a rubber rim on the M6 finders, and the exit eyepieces can

be replaced on earlier models. USD $85.00 is rather high. I was given

a price of CDN $65.00 for my M4-P (same eyepiece) and that translates

to approximately USD $40.00. You can remove the eyepiece with a pair

of forceps, or needle nosed pliers, and when you put the new one on,

because it is rubber, if you use a bit of rough cloth as a grip, you

can tighten it down enough to not have to worry about it becoming

loose.

 

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Go to the Canadian distributors web site www.like.ca and email the

service department, or phone them about the part. (I was there today

and they don't have a .72 eyepiece in stock, but they do have a .85.)

 

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Your querry is rather moot however as your new camera will have the

correct rubber rimmed eyepiece.

[john_tobias]

silly question but, is the eyepiece we are all talking about

(available in .72 and .85 versions) interchangeable...ie can my .72

be made into a .85 just by replacing the rear lens (Iknow the frames

would be different) or am I being dopey and assuming the rest of the

eyepiece optics are the same!

 

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cheers

 

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john

[mike_cowan1]

Sorry for confusion about the shape of the metal frame - I must have

been asleep. The frame itself is circular - of course it's the

aperture inside the glass that is rectangular. This is a brand new

M6-TTL (elegant box, warranty card, no marks on it, reputable

dealer)serial number 2723655 and the viewfinder frame is indubitably

black anodized metal - protrudes about 2 mm from the back of the

camera. Another example of Leica whimsicality?

[andy_piper2]

Sounds to me like Leica just left the rubber piece off by mistake -

check with Leica repair (N.Y.) for advice - they should either send you

the missing piece (if you can install it yourself) or give you

expeditied repair if it's a simple fix but requires some disassembly

for installation.

 

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Under warranty, either way.