Lost that small rubber piece under my winder on my M6ttl

[Leica All Day]

Hello everybody,

I'm out in Bangkok now shooting and I just noticed that that small rubber piece under the winder on my m6ttl is gone. Does anybody know if light can get in. Sorry but I dont know the name of it, but it's behind my shutter dial on the top plat.

Cheers, michael

 

[Leica All Day]

Sorry but I'm on my phone now and I don't know how to upload a photo but I posted a lot no to my Flickr account.

Cheers, michael

 

[jonmanjiro]

Michael, that's the hole that allows easy access to the screw for adjusting the 1/1000 shutter speed. The black rubber plug that fits in there has gone missing. I doubt light would go in through the hole and then find its way to your film, but dirt might get inside the camera and that's never a good thing. Best to cover up the hole with a piece of black tape until you get get a replacement.

Check out this website for pics and more details:

http://feuerbacher.net/photo/repair/LeicaMP/LeicaMP.html

 

[Leica All Day]

Michael, that's the hole that allows easy access to the screw for adjusting the 1/1000 shutter speed. The black rubber plug that fits in there has gone missing. I doubt light would go in through the hole and then find its way to your film, but dirt might get inside the camera and that's never a good thing. Best to cover up the hole with a piece of black tape until you get get a replacement.

Check out this website for pics and more details:

http://feuerbacher.net/photo/repair/LeicaMP/LeicaMP.html

Thanks a lot Jon, I really appreciate that reply. I'm on my way now to a store to buy some black tape. Thanks again Jon.

Cheers, michael