Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/26

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Subject: [Leica] Leica IIIF and 50 Summicron
From: scottgregory at mac.com (Scott Gregory)
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 12:57:01 -0500
References: <CF3391DD.17AB2%manolito@videotron.ca>

Thanks Emanuel, Sonny and others who put forth some potential issues. I am 
forwarding these on to this person. 

Scott 

> On Feb 26, 2014, at 12:43 PM, EPL <manolito at videotron.ca> wrote:
> 
> The principal challenges with that old gear typically are:
> 
> - mastering film loading (a PITA with LTM).
> 
> - taking exposure readings with a separate lightmeter and then re-setting
> the lens aperture and camera shutter speed (after winding the film, of
> course, never before film wind) for shots in changing light.
> 
> - checking focus in the rangefinder half of the eyepiece before re-framing
> in the frameline-less viewfinder half of window. Focus accuracy with a fast
> 50mm is pretty critical.
> 
> - pulling out the collapsible lens before shooting anything. A collapsed
> 50mm just won't work right.
> 
> Emanuel
> (who is happy they invented the M camera)
> 
> 
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