Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Today I found, but didn't buy yet, a marvelous IIIc in a very nice cosmetics condition. After a little bit story they gave me Voigtlaender Heliar 15/4.5 to make some tests since I was needing something wider than the 21 mm. A fellow owner of a trade-in photo store in Buenos Aires promised me the 15/4.5 then I went to pick the lens up this morning thinking that tests would take place this afternoon. As soon as I got the store the person was not there but left me the lens apart with a message saying that he didn't find the LTM to M adapter so he was "attaching" a IIIc to the Heliar to let me test the lens. Well, shit, what a nice camera is this!!! So smooth!! So handy!! Shutter really sounds like a waltz!! Of course loading the camera is not so pleasant but I don't think is so more unpleasant than loading my M2... I'd not trying to start a new silly thread on this (non) topic issue. Right now, as the tests are done but film is not processed I'm in love with the camera. I wish I can keep it with me and make her become my third or fourth body. At least the Heliar looks fine on that pretty body. On the side of the body I can say that the shutter seems to be working fine in all speeds. What I wonder is what is that dial outwards the shutter wheel. There's a dial with even numbers engraved there starting at 0 - 2 - .... - 20 and a ring to be tuned (?) ...what does this scale mean ? what is this for ? The last one, is there any helper to advance the film, some lever or so... some good stuff from Tom A. ? from others ? Aaah, by the way, her black vulcanite (is vulcanite or what?) dress is entire and looks great. No holes. Just one ding on top plate at the left side and the bottom plate locking system feels really hard to open and close. Nothing to do with my others Leica bodies. I bet there's a problem there that should be fixed. That's it... just wanted to share some sentiments and hear from some knowledgeable in the thread mount land of Oscar. regards - -- Pablo Kolodny www.pablokolodny.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html