Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:39 PM 3/11/2000 -0500, Doug Cooper wrote: > >Okay, I need advice (as usual). I found an extremely nice IIIa -- I'd say >mint-/ex++, with accurate shutter speeds and a clear finder -- and they >want $375 for it. This seems a good deal, and I'm looking for a second >LTM. What say all of you? Good price? Should I hold out for a IIIf? >Are there serious build differences that I should know about? (The >functionality of the IIIa is good enough for me, I think; I hardly need >flash sync.) Well, the IIIa is constructed a tad differently than is the IIIc, IIIf, and IIIg bodies, which had "unibody construction" -- a die-cast shutter crate and a die-cast body, in place of the earlier construction technique from separate parts. And the later LTM bodies were a tad larger, too -- 1mm taller and 3mm wider. Other than this, though, the IIIa is identical in most ways to the IIIc. Flash synch is a minor thing to add, either by having a good repair shop add it internally or by purchasing a Geiss Kontakt, a readily available after-market accessory, which can generally be found for $15 or $20 with some patience. And Leitz made an accessory self-timer, the APDOO, which can often be found used for a reasonable sum, $50 or so. My heart-throb is the IIIc, which has been overlooked in the glare of publicity afforded those glamour girls, the IIIf and IIIg. You might save some money by keeping your eyes open for one of these fine gems. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!