LexiMechanic & LensPast
Hey, I was just looking at my old Leica M6 and thinking about the intricate geometry of its rangefinder and shutter. Have you ever tried to manually calibrate it with just a ruler and a bit of patience? There's something satisfying about aligning the rangefinder to the shutter wheel by hand.
That’s a great exercise in precision—just a ruler, a steady hand, and a whole lot of patience. The M6’s rangefinder is a fine piece of mechanical art; aligning it by eye is almost like tuning a violin. The key is to mark the shutter wheel’s reference point and then compare the alignment on both the viewfinder and the actual shutter. If you keep a record of the adjustment, you can return to it later and see exactly what you changed. It’s a rewarding way to feel the mechanics respond to your careful adjustments.