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I have an inquiry from a buyer about who CLA'd my Leica M4. Does revealing this info violate eBay policy?
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I have an inquiry from a buyer about who CLA'd my Leica M4. Does revealing this info violate eBay policy?
mudshark61369
Mentor8 months ago@edgiefred2ba0 ,
Your buyer's question can be answered without violating ebay policy. I think the question is to find out if the person who cleaned lubricated and adjusted the body is a licensed Leica repair person or is an experienced camera repairman or not.
If you have an old analog TV at home you can test the shutter speed by turning on the TV setting the shutter speed to a 60th of a second and tripping the shutter a couple of times with the back open.
You can learn more about the shutter speed test, by doing a google search for "Camera shutter speed test using an analog TV" . and select the A.I. article.
With the back open look carefully inside for signs of lubricant being visible inside the housing. Do that several times after resting it on its front, back and upside down for awhile in each position. If you see any lubricant take it back and have it cleaned up.
mr_lincoln
Mentor8 months agoHi @edgiefred2ba0
What do you mean by "CLA'd"???
edgiefred2ba0
OP8 months agoCleaning, lubricated, and adjusted.
mr_lincoln
Mentor8 months ago@edgiefred2ba0
Thank you ... the issue you may have when sending a message through eBay is that eBay may block the message if they interpret information that might lead to a sale off their site. For example, if you provided a company name, city address, etc. You might be better served by letting them know something like, "I took it to a local camera shop with a good reputation" instead of something like "I took it to Eddie's Camera Shop in Sometown, CT."
gosimus
Mentor8 months agoI asked google A.I. The response: "For a Leica M4 camera, CLA stands for Clean, Lubricate, Adjust, a comprehensive service to service and restore its mechanical functions, involving disassembly, cleaning internal parts, applying fresh lubricants, and fine-tuning shutter speeds, focus, and rangefinder for optimal performance, especially common for vintage mechanical cameras."
mr_lincoln
Mentor8 months ago@gosimus
Thank you ...