Alan Starkie
The Leica Camera British Intelligence Objectives Sub-Committee 1946
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Alan Starkie
- May 15
- 4 min
Is Your Leica M6 Slowly Becoming an M4-P? No more light meter PCB's...
This is a short post about the Leica M6. I'm not going to talk about all of the special editions or how the rangefinder flares, although...
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Alan Starkie
- May 10
- 16 min
Leica 'M' light leaks
This explains all about Leica M shutter light leaks.
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Alan Starkie
- May 27, 2021
- 3 min
A Lens Cap doesn't protect your Rangefinder!
Poor or fuzzy rangefinder patch in your Leica M? You may or not be aware that the brightline mask is usually the culprit and I covered...
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Alan Starkie
- Feb 29, 2020
- 6 min
Leica rangefinder rebuild and why you might need one...
This post is designed to give you a bit of an idea of what needs
to be done when we service a camera with a blacked-out viewfinder...
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Alan Starkie
- Dec 2, 2017
- 4 min
Which finish for my restored/repainted Leica?
Painting or 'repainting' as it has become known, is a way improving the look of your Leica camera. In some cases, the condition of a...
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Alan Starkie
- Sep 7, 2017
- 3 min
Improving the Leica M2/M3 Rangefinder or Why You Need a FTA Brightline Mask...
In order to achieve accurate focussing with your Leica M2/M3, you need to ensure that your rangefinder is properly calibrated. Adjusting...
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Alan Starkie
- May 2, 2017
- 4 min
Leica M3 Double-Stroke, buy or avoid..?
Will it slow me down? So, you decided to buy the legendary Leica M3 and after reading review after review, you decided what you really...
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Alan Starkie
- Apr 14, 2017
- 1 min
Australian Leica M2 Goes Grey Gracefully...
From the land down under, this Leica came arrived in need of an overhaul and a repaint. While our most popular colour is black, we are...
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Alan Starkie
- Apr 13, 2017
- 2 min
The Leica IIIc Stepper Restored
We recently received a Leica IIIc, one of the early and most sought after 'stepper' cameras. They stepper part of the name is because of...
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Alan Starkie
- Apr 11, 2017
- 2 min
Should I keep the vulcanite on my Leica M3?
Why vulcanite can harm your Leica...
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