Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello, It's known that many old LTM bodys were sent back to the factory for upgrading. I own a 1938 IIIa with factory-added flash sync - as far as I know, they did that in the early fifties. Does anybody know which parts of a IIIa body Leitz actually changed when they added flash sync on that camera? I's quite obvious that - besides adding the sync terminal - they changed the RF-housing (at least the engraving on top of it is not what it was in 1938), the high speed shutter dial (looks like the one on the IIIf) and added a sync dial (with black numbers). What exactly did they do to the shutter? Are there any other internal changes? Is the correct setting for an electronic flash the same as with a black dial IIIf (1/30 at setting #2 on the sync dial if I'm right)? Thanks! Peter Volle end ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com