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Subject: [Fwd: Re: [Leica] Mystery attachment on a Leica IIIc]
From: tgif at mbi.nifty.com (Tom Kumagai)
Date: Mon Nov 15 04:59:46 2004
References: <41988C17.2040008@summaventures.com>

Peter is right, though I do not mind at all. :)

>That should have been addressed to Don, not Tom.
>
>P
>
>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Mystery attachment on a Leica IIIc
>Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:57:53 +0000
>From: Peter Dzwig <pdzwig@summaventures.com>
>Reply-To: pdzwig@summaventures.com
>Organization: Summa Ventures Ltd
>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>References: 
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><75C4CA9F19F49Atgif@mbi.nifty.com>
>
>Tom,
>
>if you look at the picture of SELSY on p105 of "Leica Accesory guide" 2nd 
>Edn -
>Hove books there is a photo showing a mounting bracket for the flash unit. 
>It
>looks very much like your l1.jpg. I presume that the millisecond delay (
>which is
>what the slider on the bracket would switch between) would be on the SELSY 
>unit
>itself (though for a IIIc the unit would be a SELIS). Otherwise it must have
>become detached from the flash. Date Late forties to early fifties, New 
>York.
>
>Peter Dzwig
>
>  Tom Kumagai wrote:
>
>> I think this is a baseplate to attach Leitz Flash. I see IIIc with this 
>> baseplate in stock at Ritz collectibles once in a while. Flash unit goes 
>> under the camera.
>> 
>> Tom
>> 
>> 
>>>I got this Leica IIIC with an attachment on the bottom...I cant tell what 
>>>it is ....  Some kind of flash sync-ing device ? There is a sliding metal 
>>>switch on the side...but it doesnt seem to do anything....the job seems 
>>>professionally done and inside the body's serial number is stamped..... ?
>>>
>>>http://members.aol.com/dcolucci/l1.jpg
>>>http://members.aol.com/dcolucci/l2.jpg
>>>http://members.aol.com/dcolucci/l3.jpg
>>>http://members.aol.com/dcolucci/l4.jpg
>>>http://members.aol.com/dcolucci/l5.jpg
>>>http://members.aol.com/dcolucci/l6.jpg
>>>http://members.aol.com/dcolucci/l7.jpg
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