Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I fondled a Leica IIIf in Wetzlar and I am sold on the beauty of this sensuous piece of equipment. A couple of questions: 1) How is the film loading? I remember reading something about the need to trim the film, using a special template. Is this still the case today, or was it just back in the 1930s? I realise that loading these cameras is not as easy as an M6, but is it significantly more difficult than loading an M3? 2) I want a 50mm lens, and preferably a collapsible one. How does the 3.5 Elmar compare with the more modern lenses like the Summicron or Summilux? Nathan - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium General photo page: http://members.tripod.com/belgiangator/index.html Belgium photo page: http://member.xoom.com/wajsman/index.htm Motorcycle page: http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/1704/index.html