marke
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So how does one go about disassembling the VF and cleaning/sealing it?
arseniii
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I used a tiny bit of rubber glue to seal it. It was hard to put the rubber eyepiece cover back, I have to ask Leica to send me another one
arseniii
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Not the viewfinder just the back eyepiece(the culprit). To do so take a rubber piece off from the back of the camera and there are 3 screws down there. The rest is simple...
tightsqueez
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Some of you may not want to try this because of aesthetic reasons but...
A college professor had suggested all M cameras were susceptible to dust getting in the viewfinder and that I should put a few layers of clear nail polish around the rear eyepiece where it meets the body.
After using my M6 and M7 in Iraq for 22 months I can say that it did keep most of the elements out. Although there was a very fine layer present, it never impeded shooting.
However may I suggest not using the "Steel" hardening type. I sent the M7 off to Leica for service and when it returned you could tell that they had the darnedest time getting it off. Five years later it's still there.
A college professor had suggested all M cameras were susceptible to dust getting in the viewfinder and that I should put a few layers of clear nail polish around the rear eyepiece where it meets the body.
After using my M6 and M7 in Iraq for 22 months I can say that it did keep most of the elements out. Although there was a very fine layer present, it never impeded shooting.
However may I suggest not using the "Steel" hardening type. I sent the M7 off to Leica for service and when it returned you could tell that they had the darnedest time getting it off. Five years later it's still there.