paulfish4570
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black dial.
thank you, Christian, and here are some pics shot with the fuji finepix j10, tripod, lighting provided by my bride's ikea reading spotlight.
oh yeah, that's a cv 50/2.5 color skopar mounted; cam is loaded with ap400; no problem with the long leader and loading.
(these pics are something like 40 percent of each whole image; had to crop a lot of dead space, but that little j10 does a good job when it is held real still ... )
thank you, Christian, and here are some pics shot with the fuji finepix j10, tripod, lighting provided by my bride's ikea reading spotlight.
oh yeah, that's a cv 50/2.5 color skopar mounted; cam is loaded with ap400; no problem with the long leader and loading.
(these pics are something like 40 percent of each whole image; had to crop a lot of dead space, but that little j10 does a good job when it is held real still ... )
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Livesteamer
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Looks Great! Congratulations. You will have fun. Consider finding an FSU I 22 or I 50 and you would have a collapsible Elmar copy. I have an I 22 on my IIIc now and it fits in my pocket but your VC lens will be great. Enjoy. Joe
Pickett Wilson
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Wow. Nice looking IIIf. Now, let's see some photos! 
dogberryjr
[Pithy phrase]
Nice looking, although it'd look even nicer with a Summitar mounted.
dave lackey
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greyelm
Malcolm
Nice camera, I have one too, you won't be disappointed. Yours is a black dial as it has 1/30 speed, red dial has 1/25. The red dial refers to the colour of the sync dial numbers below the shutter speed dial.
Free manual here
http://www.butkus.org/chinon/leica/leica_if_iif_iiif/leica_if_iif_iiif.htm
Free manual here
http://www.butkus.org/chinon/leica/leica_if_iif_iiif/leica_if_iif_iiif.htm
FPjohn
Well-known
Beautiful!
yours
FPJ
yours
FPJ
taskoni
Well-known
Very sweet, but.....
..... Summar needed
..... Summar needed
barnwulf
Well-known
Nice going Paul. It looks to be in great condition. Jim
paulfish4570
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man, try this, try that. wooooooooooooo!
paulfish4570
Veteran
ah! black dial. editing OP in just a moment.
paulfish4570
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i've got a couple of rigid i-50s, as well as the cv 35/2.5 color skopar that pretty much stays on my bessa r2m..
tjh
Well-known
That's a beauty!
photony texas
Light Sensitive
Ohhhh thats swEEt...
trip-xa
Established
Neophyte question, how do you focus a III?
OlliL
Well-known
Through the left window, which is only rangefinder. Right window is viewfinder.
Beatiful iiif Paul. Enjoy it!
Beatiful iiif Paul. Enjoy it!
bigeye
Well-known
Nice camera!
I love being able to switch between a CV lens for a modern look and an old Leica. It's a perfect body for the super-wide CV 12, 15, or SA 21. And it disappears with a 50 elmar. Very small and pocket-able.
Good luck with it.
-Charlie
I love being able to switch between a CV lens for a modern look and an old Leica. It's a perfect body for the super-wide CV 12, 15, or SA 21. And it disappears with a 50 elmar. Very small and pocket-able.
Good luck with it.
-Charlie
cfritze
Established
Have fun, and shoot it in good health!
paulfish4570
Veteran
thank you all so much. i've made 8 or so exposures this afternoon and evening. looking forward to many more shots ...
Bingley
Veteran
That's one purdy IIIf! Happy Birthday, Paul! I think you'll find that the 50 Skopar is a perfect fit w/ this camera. FWIW, I often also use the CV 50 brightline finder on my IIIc, even though the camera's vf is clean and clear. The accessory finder is just that much better! Enjoy!