Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Arche, I'm most worried about the yellowing rangefinder. The shutter curtain is perfect in my IIIc but in looking at my negative density, 1/100 and 1/200 are slow. Also 1/2 sec will stick most of the time. I think I'll pass on the IIIg. I'll see what can be done with the IIIc. I'm not a collector even though my son thinks I am. Len On Dec 17, 2006, at 7:22 PM, H. Ball Arche wrote: > I'm in agreement with B. D. and Marc here. Either go > ahead and have your IIIc overhauled, or get one in > better shape. The only problem with getting one > overhauled is that if the mirror is de-silvered, your > options on where to send it are limited. You could get > a IIIc rebuilt twice for what a IIIg will cost you. > > Arche > > --- Marc James Small <marcsmall@comcast.net> wrote: > >> At 05:36 PM 12/17/2006, Leonard Taupier wrote: >>> I'm looking for a little advise on a replacement >> LTM body. I >>> currently have a "user" IIIc body with a yellowing >> rangefinder. I >>> know the shutter needs cleaning but I don't think >> the body is nice >>> enough to invest in a CLA. I have 4 very nice >> Leica LTM lenses which >>> I use with a clear VIOOH viewfinder. I was >> thinking about investing >>> in a nice IIIg. Since I don't expect to use flash >> with this rig and I >>> like my VIOOH, is a IIIG overkill? I have a very >> complete M system >>> plus a bunch of Nikon bodies and lenses including >> digital. But when I >>> just want to go out and have some fun I grab the >> IIIc. >> >> There are very few LTM bodies which are not worth >> a CLA, and shame on you for suggesting >> this! Bring that baby back to life or, if you >> don't want it, give it to some deserving soul who >> WILL invest in the CLA! LTM bodies are true >> works of art which have not been produced for the >> past four decades, so treating one as so much >> junk is, well, not really a sound position, is it? >> >> I own a IIIc, a IIIf RDST, and a IIIg and have >> owned several other LTM bodies (III, IIIb, IIIf >> BD, IIIf RDST) over the years. Of these, the >> IIIc remains my favorite, though the other two >> also have their place and are quite capable of >> producing excellent photographs. As Jeffery >> noted, the IIIg has a certain collector cachet >> which keeps the price up, though eBay has chiseled >> this down quite a bit. >> >> If I were going to restrict myself to a single >> LTM body, I'd go for a IIIc and pick up an APDOO >> self-timer and a Geiss Kontakt for those rare >> occasions when flash is in order (I shot a >> wedding professionally once with a IIIc and >> Kontakt and Vivitar 283 when my M3 broke -- the >> pictures were great). The IIIf RDST provides an >> inbuilt self-timer and flash synch, and the price >> of a good IIIf RDST is often not much higher than >> that of a clean IIIc. The IIIg only adds the VF >> marks for the 90mm lens but, again, it is a >> wonderful tool to use. >> >> If I were in your shoes, I'd just have the IIIc >> overhauled and the RF cleaned. >> >> Marc >> >> >> msmall@aya.yale.edu >> Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for >> more information >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information