Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:30 AM 3/4/2000 -0600, Charles Cason wrote: >For a newby, how about a list of the meaning of the acronyms. >OT, CLA, etc. OT = Off-Topic CLA = Clean, Lube, and Adjust, a standard camera service, previously recommended by Leica for M cameras annually. RF = rangefinder VF = view-finder MF = medium format (roll film, now 120 and 70mm only) LF = large format (cut film and plates) (there are also "sub-miniature", such as 16mm and Minox, and "miniature format", such as 35mm and its off-spring) LTM = Leica thread-mount, also known crudely as "screw-mount", a lens mount of 39mm width and 26 turns-per-inch Whitworth thread LHSA = Leica Historical Society of America, the premier core of Leica expertise LUG = the Leica Users' Group, the premier core of Leica expertise on the 'Net M42 = a lens-mount consisting of a 42mm by 1mm screw-thread, also known as "PSM" for Pentax or Praktica Screw-Mount, or USM, for Universal Screw-Mount CRF = Contax rangefinder, a bayonet-mount camera system which was the Leica RF's main rival from 1930 until 1960 Any others? Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!