Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian McCarthy <brian@imagespace.co.uk> To: Leica Users <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 9:59 PM Subject: [Leica] Two questions - Leica CL and Leica IIIf > 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). ===> It is the button for battery test! > > 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 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html