Leica M3 totally submerged under water for who knows how long !!??

ErikFive said:
I just bid on it, 103$. So back off😉
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Good for you! If you win, do you intend to send it to a pro for a CLA or use it as a good place to learn how to do it yourself?

William
 
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NB23 said:
WD40 is a degreaser so basically that's the worst thing you could do to any mechanical parts (other then to clean them to bone dry).
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From their site;
With literally thousands of uses, WD-40 is the #1 multi-purpose problem solver. It cleans, protects, penetrates, lubricates and displaces moisture like no other product on earth.
 
Artorius said:
From their site;
With literally thousands of uses, WD-40 is the #1 multi-purpose problem solver. It cleans, protects, penetrates, lubricates and displaces moisture like no other product on earth.
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Of course! What else would one expect from their site?
Truth is, wd40 is not grease, not a lubricant.
I can't remember how many wheel bearings I've destroyed by using wd-40 back when I was skateboarding. The problem is its good charming smell and the fact that it lubricates parts for about 1 day, Right until it actually (and cruelly) dries out.
 
I admire your optomism here but I really do think this camera will be a curio and nothing more. There will be so many high priced items in that camera damaged beyond redemption that repairing it will be financially non viable. The rangefinder mechanism alone which will definitely be the most degraded part because it's not protected by any form of lubricant ... and second hand assemblies go for twice what you will pay for this camera! Anywhere there is steel threaded into alloy will be unmovable without specialised equipment ... I have never seen inside an M3 so the materials used are unkown by me. I guess judging by the feel of the things though, there's not a lot of alloy! 😛

At the least you would want to get the camera into one of those ultrasonic baths they use for cleaning all sorts of things these days ... I have seen stuff come out of those so clean it's scary!

Please don't let me rain on your parade though ... if you want it get it but don't let the rose coloured glasses it's being viewed through spend too much of your hard earned cash! 🙄 😀
 
ErikFive said:
I will not use much of my money on this. The auction ends in a day or so. I have to pop a email to Youxin. I clearly understand that I could buy a better working camera for less the amount I will use on this one. It is more about the story of it. Just like my Black M4 that has been on mount everest. I like that a camera has a story.
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A bit like the camera that's on display somewhere that fell out of a plane ... from memory Leica claimed it was repairable! 😛
 
I'm telling you, encased in a 12" square Lucite cube it would make the world's most exclusive doorstop or paperweight! You could use it to weigh down prints being matted.
 
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