eranasoulin

Fixing it isn't cheap. Personally I'd return it.

Yeah. Luckily the seller has agreed to a full refund. It's a shame because everything else in the camera was in great condition including the light meter.

Perhaps balsam separation?

After speaking to some other people that seems to be the case unfortunately. Either that or as someone else suggested the rangefinder prism is in the process of de-cementing/deteriorating.

Hi all,

I just bought an M5 and the rangefinder patch looks like this:

There are black dots all over and a black semi-circle on the left and right side. And the outer edges of the patch (around two thirds of the patch in total) have a faint orange or brown haze.

Does anyone know what this is? It doesn't look like fungus to me.

Can this be fixed with a CLA or would I have to get the entire rangefinder replaced?

The focussing action seems fine to me (if a little bit faint), but I'm worried that this is a bad sign and that the rangefinder might become inoperable soon.

All the other rangefinder patches I've seen on other M bodies have been completely white. But this is my first M5 so I'd like to see what other people think before I contact the seller to ask for a refund.

Thank you in advance,

Eran.

Hi all,

I've just developed and scanned my first test roll shot with a Leica iiif that I recently bought at an auction (1940 Elmar f3.5 lens and 1954 camera body). Almost all of the photos had this mark on the right hand side. I'm wondering if anyone knows whether this is a light leak or a shutter curtain problem. Or something else? Is this a problem with the mechanics of the camera of did I perhaps load the film incorrectly?

Everything else about the camera seems in good working order apart from this.

Thanks in advance,

Eran.