Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]James, The proof of your BD/RD will be found in the shutter speeds. The BD IIIf continued the IIIc shutter speeds of 1-30, 40, 60, 100 etc. The RD will have speeds of 1-25, 50, 75, 100 etc. Other possibilities exist as well; e.g., your reference list is incorrect or a lost dial was replaced with an earlier one marked for BD speeds. The latter instance can be detected by the numbers on the slow speed dial which will have 1/30 on the BD and 1/25 on the RD model. Sometimes a factory will clear old inventory by making a one-time run out of sequence just to utilize perfectly good parts that otherwise would lie around forever. I hope this helps. It's not unheard of for the factory to turn out an anomaly once in a great while. Even the workers at Leitz are human. I'd be interested in what you find. Best Regards, Walker Smith (Doubs43)