Re: [Leica] IIIc or IIIf

[Jim Ogul <jogul@erols.com>]

Greg.Chappell@nationsbank.com wrote:
> 
> Does it have numbers around the shutter speed dial, or is the area around
> the speed dial blank? The IIIF was the first Leica Screw Mount with factory
> flash. Those numbers are used to set the flash delay, according to the type
> bulb you used. It also has a sync post on the back of the top plate. A IIIC
> could be sync'd later by Leica. According to the Leica Bible (pocket book),
> as you said, yours is a 1949/50 Leica IIIC. If they sold it to you as a IIIF
> and you want a IIIF, I'd take it back. If, however, you don't want to use
> flash with it, keep it, as it is a great shooter. Flash sync would only be
> 1/50th if it was a IIIF.
> 
> Greg Chappell
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jogul@erols.com [mailto:jogul@erols.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 6:49 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IIIc or IIIf
> 
> I know this is for users and not collectors, but I have a question about
> a camera I just bought.  It was sold to me as a IIIf and sure enough
> thats what it looks like, same knobs etc., but when I look up the serial
> number which is 483,616 which is listed as a IIIc made in 1949-50. I am
> mystified by this and thought someone could shed some light on this.
This does have the numbers around the shutter speed dial.  There is a
little setting ring that you can move to a given number.  Also there is
a flash sync jack to the right of the viewfinder on the back.  Could
this be a IIIc that was modified by the factory to a IIIf?