Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Strobe with IIIF
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 12:02:43 -0400

At 10:43 AM 8/17/98 -0400, Andrew W Moore wrote:
>
>I've heard the term "red dial" tossed around alot with respect to the
>IIIf, but I've never heard an explanation of what it is.  I assume this
>is either the shutter speed dial or the ring just under it.  Having
>never used a flash with my IIIf, I was never concerned with the ring,
>but now (especially after Ken's post) I'm curious.  I couldn't find an
>explanation in my Leica "bible".

The ring under the shutter-speed dial is the one we are speaking of.  If
the numbers are in red, it is the later RD, if in black, the earlier BD.
The earlier IIIf's had the older shutter assembly, the RD's the later.  The
ring only adjusts the synch speed.

Marc


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