[Leica] Leica IIIf and Leica IIIg - the viewfinder

[jshul at comcast.net (Jim Shulman)]

Don,

Been there, trimmed that.  Worked fine with my IIIc, and was a real %$#@!
with the IIIg.  That was one finicky camera.

Best,
Jim Shulman
Bryn Mawr, PA
Who recently handed over a bundle to his dentist to repair damage from
impromptu sprocket-trimming in 1994.



-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Don Dory
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 9:05 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica IIIf and Leica IIIg - the viewfinder

Guys,
Learn to cut a leader eight sprocket holes.  Tear it with your teeth if you
have to.  Long leader and the puppies load like a dream.  III series cameras
are wonderful if you own a SBOOI.

Don
don.dory@gmail.com

On 2/8/07, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote:
>
> I sort of feel that way. I like the size of the Leica III series, but they
> are less than a pleasure to load.
>
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
> http://400tx.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Jim
> Shulman
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 7:39 PM
> To: 'Leica Users Group'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica IIIf and Leica IIIg - the viewfinder
>
>
> I owned a IIIg several years ago, and found it to be utterly
> annoying.  Film
> loading was very finicky, much moreso than my IIIc.  The bigger-than-IIIc
> viewfinder didn't compensate for the trouble of shifting my eye from RF to
> VF window, and I missed more shots than I care to discuss.  The trade up
> to
> M cameras was a huge improvement.
>
> If I were a rangefinder 35 photographer in the mid to late 50s and
> couldn't
> afford an M3, I definitely would have chosen the Canon VT over the IIIg.
>
> Jim Shulman
> Bryn Mawr, PA
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Christopher Williams
> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 8:30 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica IIIf and Leica IIIg - the viewfinder
>
> Nothing like a M3 finder, but 100% better than the IIIf finder. Framelines
> for 50 and 90 lenses.
>
> Chris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeffery Smith"
> Subject: [Leica] Leica IIIf and Leica IIIg - the viewfinder
>
>
> > Is the Leica IIIg viewfinder significantly brighter or larger than the
> IIIf
> > viewfinder? The window seems to have been enlarged, and it *was*
> > produced about the same time as the M3. I find the IIIf viewfinder to
> > be a bit...annoying.
> >
> > Jeffery Smith
> > New Orleans, LA
> > http://www.400tx.com
>
>
>