Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Greg, The problems I had with LTM's are pitting on chrome on war time IIIc's and weak 2 way mirrors on some when they become hazy and the silvering beginning to go. Some may have sticky slow speeds. That's why I like the IIF RD. Low speed of 1/25 is sufficient for me when I have the fast 50/1.4 Nikkor. BTW, I made myself a little 35mm viewfinder from parts out of a defunct Minox for use with the V/C 35 Pancake. It works fine and is unique not to mention that it is dirt cheap ($10-). Regards, Joe L. Vancouver, BC. ----- Original Message ----- From: "GREG LORENZO" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 3:25 PM Subject: Re: RE: [Leica] Leica Thread Mount Camera Poll > Jim Nichols writes: > > > Greg, > > > > I use a IIIf RD and a IIIa, with the Elmar 5cm 3.5 and Summitar > > 5cm 2.0, along with occasional use of a "Brand X" 135mm. These are my primary > > rangefinder cameras. I prefer a simple old Pentax Spotmatic for SLR, > > especially for long focal length lenses. I recently had a CLA on the > > Summitar because the diaphram was getting stiff, but the IIIa and > > Elmar have had no attention since 1952. > > > > Hi Jim, > > I don't know the full history of the any of the LTM's I've used over the years, most were made before I was born, but I too have never had to send one in for a CLA. They seem almost indestructible! > > Regards, > > Greg > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >