Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 06:16 PM 10/3/96 BST-1, you wrote: > >Like an idiot I forgot to ask about them, but are there ones which fit on >the screw thread models (I know about the ones for the M series which >work this way)? > >I realise that this would preclude the use of a finder on a IIIx (they >didn't *seem* to have their own shoe), but it could be rather convenient. >Or is there a version which couples this way and which *does* offer a >shoe? You are not thinking!. The shutter speed dial on the screw leicas spins when the shutter is fired, unlike the M cameras, so coupling would be almost impossible. In 1939, in the last issue of the English Leica News published before WW2, there appied a photo of the Leicameter for the G-1938 and later cameras. It was small and sat in the accessory clip, but of course, did not couple. After the war there were at least 2 versions, made by Metrawatt, that mounted in the accessory clip. Some were labeled Leicameter. They worked quite well, if you value convenience. Bowtie