Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] A question about my "new" IIIf
From: Martin Howard <mvhoward@mac.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 01:54:04 -0500

Jeff Moore wrote, in part:
> 
> I was wondering, though, if someone in the assembled company could
> offer me a hint about the one piece of gizmory which remains a
> mystery: the little set of numbers, counting off in evens from 0 to
> 20, around the base of the shutter-speed dial, and their associated
> movable ring.  Whazzit?
> 

It's a manual film counter for short lengths of film.

Nah, just kidding ;)  It's the flash sync.  I'm sure lots of other people
will email you the specifics of which number it should be set to for a given
type of flash bulb.  My IIIf manual is not here at the moment.

M.

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