Leica LTM SBOOI a little loose in the III Flash/finder shoe

[lxmike]

Hi

My SBOOI has arrived and I have fitted it in the shoe of my Leica III but I am a little surprised at how loosely it slides in and out of the shoe. How tight should the fit be?

 

[Richard G]

Tight, so it can't be knocked out. Cut a paper gasket and insert it over that.

 

[FrozenInTime]

I needed to add thin tab of leather under the SBOOI on my 0-series to keep it on tightly.

 

[lxmike]

Tight, so it can't be knocked out. Cut a paper gasket and insert it over that.

great idea, many thanks

 

[lxmike]

I needed to add thin tab of leather under the SBOOI on my 0-series to keep it on tightly.

another great idea, many thanks

 

[Mr_Flibble]

Depending on the play, either a single or folded piece of paper. I don't like stuff coming out of the accessory shoe, either by themselves or because I'm pulling the camera out of the camera bag.

 

[presspass]

This is a fairly common problem with Barnacks before the IIIc. I have a pair of IIIa cameras that have the same problem. The paper suggestions work very well; sometimes a piece of file card works, sometimes just a bit of paper. Each camera and finder is a bit different. Apparently there weren't specific standards for the shoes on the earlier cameras.

 

[davidnewtonguitars]

I would build it up the base of the finder with masking tape, so I wouldn't lose a shim.

 

[Spavinaw]

You realise, of course, that only Leica paper cut from Leica brochures is acceptable.

 

[lxmike]

Depending on the play, either a single or folded piece of paper. I don't like stuff coming out of the accessory shoe, either by themselves or because I'm pulling the camera out of the camera bag.

yes I would hate to lose or break my SBOOI, not just because its expensive but also very cool with a superb view

 

[lxmike]

This is a fairly common problem with Barnacks before the IIIc. I have a pair of IIIa cameras that have the same problem. The paper suggestions work very well; sometimes a piece of file card works, sometimes just a bit of paper. Each camera and finder is a bit different. Apparently there weren't specific standards for the shoes on the earlier cameras.

thanks have sorted it all now

 

[lxmike]

I would build it up the base of the finder with masking tape, so I wouldn't lose a shim.

many many thanks

 

[lxmike]

You realise, of course, that only Leica paper cut from Leica brochures is acceptable.

why did l not think of that

 

[presspass]

But do not use paper from a brochure printed in Solms. Only a proper aged Wetzlar brochure is acceptable. Use of a Solms-printed brochure will cause the camera to reject the finder - it's something like a cat with projectile vomiting.

 

[Luddite Frank]

But do not use paper from a brochure printed in Solms. Only a proper aged Wetzlar brochure is acceptable. Use of a Solms-printed brochure will cause the camera to reject the finder - it's something like a cat with projectile vomiting.

ROTFL...

 

[lxmike]

But do not use paper from a brochure printed in Solms. Only a proper aged Wetzlar brochure is acceptable. Use of a Solms-printed brochure will cause the camera to reject the finder - it's something like a cat with projectile vomiting.

 

[David Hughes]

This is a fairly common problem with Barnacks before the IIIc. I have a pair of IIIa cameras that have the same problem. The paper suggestions work very well; sometimes a piece of file card works, sometimes just a bit of paper. Each camera and finder is a bit different. Apparently there weren't specific standards for the shoes on the earlier cameras.

Oh dear! You are only allowed to say that about FED and Zorki cameras...

Regards, David

 

[lxmike]

Oh dear! You are only allowed to say that about FED and Zorki cameras...

Regards, David

 

[lxmike]

Leica missed an opportunity, maybe they should have produced a small square engraved metal adapter, costing £100

 

[Dralowid]

At the risk of sounding dull and practical the end of the film box with the speed on it is a tidy solution