Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tue, 24 Jun 1997, Marc James Small wrote: > The simplest is to have the terminal replaced with the standard PC > terminal. Any good repair shop can do this rapidly and without a huge > charge. This is the best solution, all in all. Amen. After having this work done on an M3, I never had a problem with the connection to an electronic flash. > > Leica did make a flash cable which connects to the standard PC; I believe > this is the MICOO/15524. This would take a LOT of digging to find: > perhaps you might join LHSA and run an advert in their LEICA CATALOG. This > is the Purist's solution. But if you do go this route, you'd best pick up some spares as cables do have the habit of breaking internally. > Finally, there are aftermarket adapters readily available. Brooklyn Camera > Exchange stocks these, as do many, many camera stores (I believe Ewald The principal reason I had the M3 terminals updated was that these little things seemed to loosen at exactly the wrong moment, causing me to miss a shot. Written by: Roy C. Zartarian | Prophets are not without honor 25 Stuart Street | except in their own country Newington, CT 06111 USA | and in their own house. http://www.connix.com/~royzart