Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All, Thanks for the input!... You guys have been a great help with showing where the manuals can be found and some youtube videos, etc... Much appreciated! Bill -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bill=billchatfield.com at leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bill=billchatfield.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Maurice M. Greeson Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 7:56 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] I desperately need a users manual >From the serial number of your Leica it was made in 1934 and is a Model >III. And to load it you would need to trim the film leader to about >4". The Butkus site has a two part PDF of the IIIa manual. The only >difference is the III had a top shutter speed of 1/500 while the IIIa >had 1/1000 Here is a link: http://www.butkus.org/chinon/leica/leica_iiia/leica_iiia.htm Here is a really short YouTube video on loading the screw mount Leica http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhM91BkJys0 There are a lot of Leica videos on YouTube. And even one that shows how to load the camera without trimming the film, but you have to take the lens off..... Hope this helps....Maurice On Dec 28, 2011, at 10:15 PM, Bill Chatfield wrote: > I am new to this users group but I am finding the post very > interesting and fun! > > > > My experience has all been with Digital cameras and one newer Cannon 35mm. > I have inherited a bunch of old cameras that belonged to my wife's father. > He knew I was into cameras so I got a box of cool old stuff. He was a > pilot and flew aerial photo planes in WWII and after the war for many, > many years here in the US. He was an avid photographer since the > 1920's and his cameras are all in excellent shape. One of the cameras > that he had is a Lieca. I found an old roll of film in it from > Seattle Filmworks(SFW-XL) and have found a place that will develop > that roll but to be honest I will be surprised if there is anything > still on that roll as I would bet that the film has been in the camera > for 20 to 30 years or more. Double Exposure LTD is going to try and develop the film for me. > > > > What I desperately need and could user your help in finding is a > user's manual for this Leica. I am told this is a IIIf model but I do > not have a way to validate this. The serial number is 130934 and it > is a Leica Ernst Leitz Wetzlar D.R.P. > > > > Thanks for any help you guys might can offer. > > Bill > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Maurice M. Greeson 867 West 2400 South Syracuse, UT 84075 801-776-5712 _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information