Leica Camera Repair Handbook [Paperback]

Thomas Tomosy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1999

With great detail this book outlines all of the techniques needed to repair and restore Leica cameras, lenses, and accessories—including light meters, winders/motors, viewfinders, and flash units. Each model of equipment is discussed individually with step-by-step illustrated instructions. Readers will not only learn how to disassemble and repair equipment, but also how to troubleshoot and make cosmetic restorations. A glossary of technical terms and an abstract containing the basic fundamentals of camera repair are also included.

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About the Author

Thomas Tomosy is a European-trained master camera technician, teacher, and writer. He is the author of Restoring the Great Classic and Collectible Cameras, Restoring the Great Collectible Cameras (1945–70), and Camera Maintenance and Repair: Book 2. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc. (April 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0936262877
• ISBN-13: 978-0936262871
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,425,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Leica Camera Repair Handbook Review, January 5, 2000

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Z. Basha (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Leica Camera Repair Handbook (Paperback)

Superficial, not enough to really get you started on actually repairing Leica Cameras. Covers way too many models from all the screw mounts, M and even R models with 1-2 pages at the most for each one. The book essentially gives you an idea of what it takes to repair cameras but is not a step by step illustrated guide for actually repairing them. This is what I expected and was disappointed.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CONCISE IS NOT SUPERFICIAL ! ! !, January 18, 2001

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Thomas Tomosy (Vancouver BC) - See all my reviews

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Thomas Tomosy in response to Mr Zef Basha:

You are confusing your terms. Concise is not superficial, in fact, just the opposite is true. An advanced technical text fattened with irrelevant, superficial sentences and paragraphs with obvious platitudes and banalities, fit, at best, for neophytes is what superficial is. My books have been called "stern", "consize", "not much hand-holding," "terse" even "hard-core" but never superficial because they are not. My previous books cover the basic repair methods. If you are a beginner you should have bought one of those. In the present book only specific repair methods are discussed that are relevant to Leica equipment. The description of the book, the table of contents and the introduction tells you exactly what the book is about: Leica bodies, lenses and accessories, 41 items in all. Bodies get the most space, from four to nine pages each. Lenses and accessories get fewer pages, enough to fully describe disassembly, repair, cleaning and adjustments. That's all, no padding. Had you read the book, you would know that there are information on every page that is unique and you would be hard put to find anywhere else. You owe and apology, not to me but to your fellow Leica lovers whom you dissuaded from buying a useful Leica repair manual.

Thomas Tomosy, author

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fabulous Book Not In Need Of Editorial Superlatives, October 1, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Leica Camera Repair Handbook (Paperback)

This book is a fabulous compendium of Leica nuts and bolts and mechanical esoterica, rolled into a little more than 100 pages plus appendices. No, it is not encyclopedic in its coverage, nor would it be practical to aspire to such an objective given the number of pages available. Yet it is difficult to imagine a more concise and engaging source. Personally, I am troubled by promoters and spin doctors, and regret that the editorial billing shown above oversells the capability of any one-volume source. Phrases like "with GREAT DETAIL this book outlines ALL of the techniques needed to repair and restore Leica cameras, lenses..." are plainly implausible in the eyes of any Leica afficionado, given the variety and complexity of the cameras and lenses offered by this superb maker. Yet I was instantly drawn to this book and deeply impressed by the amount of ground that the author covers in a short space. The book is well worth the asking price. On sale, it is a steal.

H. Thomas Mitchell