Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/20

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Subject: [Leica] IIIF dial modification
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 11:40:18 -0600
References: <E4D7BECD-A300-41A7-958C-9E38E157F48E@charter.net><F0B360C8-D69C-4FC2-8945-844ED5B42BB7@shaw.ca> <740C7F78-D3FD-4034-8A8C-1E104584F74E@charter.net>

IIRC, your IIIa is the smaller size, but the IIIc is the same size as the 
IIIf.  The extra 1/8 inch was added when the IIIc came out.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Slobodan Dimitrov" <s.dimitrov at charter.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IIIF dial modification


>I like the smaller size of the IIIc, and the sharkskin grip.
> But you're right, maybe just getting a late IIIF would be more realistic.
> S.d.
>
> On Feb 20, 2011, at 8:46 AM, John Collier wrote:
>
>> If you want a factory conversion there is only one factory service depot 
>> left for screw mounts and that's Kindermann Canada, not even Solms works 
>> on screw mounts anymore. If Kindermann still have the parts NOS, it will 
>> most certainly cost a small fortune. The best way would be to have a 
>> donor camera for the parts and I am sure Kindermann (and others) will 
>> have used parts as well. Frankly, given the low prices for screw mount 
>> cameras, this begs the question why not simply buy a IIIf?
>>
>> John
>>
>> On 2011-02-20, at 9:08 AM, Slobodan Dimitrov wrote:
>>
>>> I have a IIIc which I would to have converted to a IIIF dial.
>>> Anyone know if that's still being done, and by whom?
>>
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>
> Slobodan Dimitrov
> Long Beach, CA
>
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