Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard Urmonas wrote: >My wife dragged me off to an inspection for a deceased estate auction. >Among the items were several cameras and one of the appears to be a >Leica III or model F. - ---- snip All the Leica III versions look rather similar. The IIIa has 1/1000, distant and round rf and viewfinders at the rear, and the rf diopter (?, word) adapter around the rf window. The IIIb has 1/1000, close and D shaped and close rf and viewfinder at the rear, and the rf diopter adapter below the rewind knob. The III has 1/500, and 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/20 (no 1/15), distant and round rf and viewfinders, and the rf diopter adapter around the rf window. Both, IIIc and IIIf, have close, and D shaped rf and viefinders (and smoe other differences). The Summar is nice, but almost unuseable if damaged. If you can't extend it fully, the distance adjustment will be wrong. Alf - -------------------------------------------------- Alfred Breull http://members.aol.com/abreull/index.htm