Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This weekend I was lucky enough to be able to play with a Leica IIIf a CL. I have been offered a chance to try them both out, but have still to figure out a couple of things. I'm sure that the answers are close at hand... The Leica CL - the meter didn't seem to be working properly, but it could be it just needs a battery - but can someone tell me what the little silver button on the frontplate does -it's on the lower left hand side close to the lens mount (looking from the rear of the camera). The IIIf - the shutter speed dial is a bit of a puzzle. The only way I can make sense of it is that there are TWO shutter speed dials, the one on the front being for the slower speeds. Is this correct? Also, there is a lever which issues from the rewind knob on the top plate. Can anyone tell me what this is for? Thanks for any information - and if you think there is anything else I should be aware of before handling these cameras, please let me know. Brian McCarthy brian@imagespace.co.uk www.imagespace.co.uk - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html