Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] which screwmount to keep, which to trade???
From: Guy Bennett <gbennett@lainet.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 18:35:06 -0800
 
>Any screwmount mavens out there care to comment?
>
>I have two screwmount, just back from a spit'n'polish at DAG.  I'm
>going to a camera show tomorrow, and am considering putting one in my
>pocket just in case I see something I want.  The problem is, I've
>never used either one, and I'm not sure how they differ.
>
>One is 510945, DAG calls it a IIIf.
>
>The other is 788208, DAG calls it a IIf.
>
>Both have Summitar 2/50mm collapsible lenses.
>
>Is there any big warm wonderful feature on one or the other camera
>that should sway me?
>
>g.


The difference are the slow shutter speeds - the IIIf has them, the IIf
doesn't.

Which one to keep depends on how much you need speeds shorter than 1/25 of
a second.

Guy