Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Nichols writes: > Greg, > > I use a IIIf RD and a IIIa, with the Elmar 5cm 3.5 and Summitar > 5cm 2.0, along with occasional use of a "Brand X" 135mm. These are my > primary > rangefinder cameras. I prefer a simple old Pentax Spotmatic for SLR, > especially for long focal length lenses. I recently had a CLA on the > Summitar because the diaphram was getting stiff, but the IIIa and > Elmar have had no attention since 1952. > Hi Jim, I don't know the full history of the any of the LTM's I've used over the years, most were made before I was born, but I too have never had to send one in for a CLA. They seem almost indestructible! Regards, Greg