Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc Small wrote: >Well, the IIIa is constructed a tad differently than is the IIIc, IIIf, >and IIIg bodies, which had "unibody construction" -- a die-cast shutter >crate and a die-cast body, in place of the earlier construction technique >from separate parts. And the later LTM bodies were a tad larger, too -- >1mm taller and 3mm wider. Other than this, though, the IIIa is identical >in most ways to the IIIc. I do like the smaller body, it's true. Is the difference in construction something I'll notice in the field? (Certainly the IIIa seems bullet-proof; the body walls are noticeably thicker than my Canon's.) And how about the price? Is $375 excessive for a very clean IIIa? I take it I wouldn't have to pay any more for a IIIc in this condition. Douglas Cooper