Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@euronet.be> wrote: >My new IIIf just arrived from the Leica Shop in Vienna, along with a 3.5 Elmar. Unfortunately, I still have not gotten hold of a manual >I am hunting around for the Hove manual reprint Nathan, Congratulations on your IIIf purchase! Having recently bought a pre-war Contax, I can understand your concern at not having instructions. (Luckily I've been able to find a copy of the mid-1950s book "The Contax Way".) You will find the Hove reprint a most useful answer to most questions regarding your IIIf. (I have a standard email reply listing the Hove reprints which I keep on the hard disk and send off whenever I see a "newbie" asking for help with on older Leica.) Hove also reprint the Leitz 1931 catalogue, which gives a great description many of the older accessories - it's fun to read. I've got a second source of information which might help you - an old mid-1950s copy of the Morgan and Lester "Leica Manual". This used to be the classic textbook on the Leica, and has a section on how to use the IIIf. When I get some spare time this weekend, I'll use my scanner to capture these instructions, then email these to you. I can send JPEG graphics of the individual pages, a Microsoft Word 6.0/Wordpad document complete with embedded pics, or a plain text file (without pics). Let me know which format you prefer. This book is long out of print, and I think copyright law allows the copying of a limited number of pages from a book for research and educational purposes, a clause which I think should cover it. We're only talking about six pages or so, plus one or two more for the flash synchronising dial information. If any other screw Leica owner would like a copy of these instructions, email me privately and let me know which format you require. I have a number of Leica books of different vintages ranging from 1935 onwards, so if anyone is stuck for instructions for a specific item of older hardware, email me privately, and I'll scan the appropriate page and send it as a JPEG graphic. I can't promise a swift response, however. Deadlines often keep me busy for weeks on end... Regards, Doug Richardson