Re: The story of the a black-paint Leica III that wasn't....
- From: Alex Hurst <corkflor@xxxxxx>
- To: leica@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 16:20:21 +0100
Chris wrote:
Nice story Alex. My guess is it was converted Pre-WWII since it still has
1/500th sec and also the diopter is still on the back eyepiece instead of
near the rewind knob. Are the controls nickel or chrome?
Judging from a side-by-side with my '32 Standard (where the controls
are definitely nickel), these could well be chrome - as, of course,
are those on my chrome III.
I think your guess on the timing of the conversion may well be right,
as a post-war conversion would probably have been to a IIIa with the
1/1000th speed the split r/f-v/f window.
Anyway, it's a delight to use. The r/f with a new mirror is now
strong and positive, the shutter with its new curtains is now very
smooth, and I hope to finish the film this weekend to see how the
Elmar performs.
.Jim Lager would be the expert on this stuff.
He would indeed - anyone got his book which presumably includes
commentary on factory converted LTMs?
Best
Alex
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