Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]G'day, Well I've finally taken the bait and bought a user LTM 111F. Now I can try some of those old lenes that have been hailed on the list for over a year. I fell in love immediately with the feel of the camera. I have small hands, and this baby makes the M3 look and feel quite "huge" to me. I am having some trouble indentifying its roots.The camera itself has had a new shutter installed, and this may account for my confusion. By serial number it should come from the first batch, 531816, and its shutter speeds are 30,40,60,100,200,500,1000, with a 'red' 30 and the slow dial T, 1, 2, 4, 30 [red], 20, 15,10. If a new shutter was installed, did the red dial get put on. If the new shutter was installed did the camera still have the same shutter speeds as the BD? I have seen pictures of RD with the red as 25 and 30 and the number series different and the same as mine, but the books seem to denigh this as a possibility. Thanks for the help, I'll be asking for some screw mount tips as I roll some film through it. OBTW lens is summitar 50 cm 734504 with a slight haze but few scuffs. Cheers Alastair Firkin, http://users.netconnect.com.au/~firkin/AGFhmpg.html