Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica IIIc
From: Pablo Kolodny <pkolodny@fibertel.com.ar>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:46:42 -0700

hello Michael, 

Yes, as soon as I've been playing with the camera for a while I saw I had a
IIIf rather than a IIIc. You're right.
Well, I don't have expectations to use that camera with a flash, so managing
that dial is not a worthy thing for me. Honestly I hate using flash, at
least on camera. I don't use flash with my Ms neither.
As the little while I've been testing it with the Heliar 15 it seems to work
well balanced, a nice outfit.

Thanks for your kind words.
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Pablo Kolodny
www.pablokolodny.com

> From: Michael Durling <durling@widomaker.com>
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 08:51:41 -0400 (EDT)
> To: LUG <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica IIIc
> 
> Pablo,
> 
> What you have there is a IIIf not a IIIc.  The little dial around the
> shutter speed dial is the flazh synch dial.  The IIIc does not have this
> dial.  It sets various delays but for electronic flash just set it to 20
> and the shutter to 1/50 and it will work correctly.
> 
> They are indeed beautiful cameras.  I have had mine since 1973 and will
> probably never get rid of it.  It is great for all kinds of picture
> taking.  It works great with the 15 Heliar and with many other LTM lenses.
> 
> I wouldn't worry about the ding on top.  It probably doesn't affect
> anything as long as the camera is working right.  The tight locking is
> probably just a bent part and can be easily fixed.
> 
> Give it a good test and if you still like it, go for it!
> 
> Mike D

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