Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm no expert but I understand that there are some important differences between the IIIa and IIIf, most having to do with the shutter mechanism. I have both a IIIa and a IIIf (as well as a IIIg) and fuctionally they are much the same. My IIIf is a little smoother to operate but its also much newer and has seen less abuse. The IIIf RD and the IIIg are superbly made cameras. Ken Wilcox At 9:39 -0500 3/11/0, a fine scholar, Doug Cooper wrote: >Okay, I need advice (as usual). I found an extremely nice IIIa -- I'd say >mint-/ex++, with accurate shutter speeds and a clear finder -- and they >want $375 for it. This seems a good deal, and I'm looking for a second >LTM. What say all of you? Good price? Should I hold out for a IIIf? >Are there serious build differences that I should know about? (The >functionality of the IIIa is good enough for me, I think; I hardly need >flash sync.) In fact, which of the III's was considered the most nicely >built of the bunch (apart from the IIIg, which I can't afford)? > >I know the Canon line of rangefinders considerably better than I do the >ur-product, it seems. > >Douglas Cooper - ---- Ken Wilcox Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits preferred---> <wilcox@tir.com> <kwilcox@gfn.org>