Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Greg.Chappell@nationsbank.com wrote: > > Does it have numbers around the shutter speed dial, or is the area around > the speed dial blank? The IIIF was the first Leica Screw Mount with factory > flash. Those numbers are used to set the flash delay, according to the type > bulb you used. It also has a sync post on the back of the top plate. A IIIC > could be sync'd later by Leica. According to the Leica Bible (pocket book), > as you said, yours is a 1949/50 Leica IIIC. If they sold it to you as a IIIF > and you want a IIIF, I'd take it back. If, however, you don't want to use > flash with it, keep it, as it is a great shooter. Flash sync would only be > 1/50th if it was a IIIF. > > Greg Chappell > > -----Original Message----- > From: jogul@erols.com [mailto:jogul@erols.com] > Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 6:49 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] IIIc or IIIf > > I know this is for users and not collectors, but I have a question about > a camera I just bought. It was sold to me as a IIIf and sure enough > thats what it looks like, same knobs etc., but when I look up the serial > number which is 483,616 which is listed as a IIIc made in 1949-50. I am > mystified by this and thought someone could shed some light on this. This does have the numbers around the shutter speed dial. There is a little setting ring that you can move to a given number. Also there is a flash sync jack to the right of the viewfinder on the back. Could this be a IIIc that was modified by the factory to a IIIf?