Graybeard
Longtime IIIf User
I usually shoot with a Leica IIIf, largely because it is the one I'm accustomed to using and it has a fast lens (a Nikkor f2) on it. With 400ASA film in the camera, it has been a very long time since I ever needed the slow speed dial on the camera.
My shooting with Leicas in general has been hand-held. If I ever had the ability to reliably hold the camera steady at slow speeds, I've lost that ability with age. On the rare ocassions that I've shot at low speeds, it was because I had a f2.8 or f3.5 on the camera I was using that day; I braced myself against a wall or sat down on the floor to minimize camera shake, scarcely unobtrusive street photography.
I'm finding it simpler just to have a Jupiter-8 f2 available on the camera (or in my pocket). That is what I've taken to doing with my IIf and can't say I've missed the low speeds.
Your comment?
My shooting with Leicas in general has been hand-held. If I ever had the ability to reliably hold the camera steady at slow speeds, I've lost that ability with age. On the rare ocassions that I've shot at low speeds, it was because I had a f2.8 or f3.5 on the camera I was using that day; I braced myself against a wall or sat down on the floor to minimize camera shake, scarcely unobtrusive street photography.
I'm finding it simpler just to have a Jupiter-8 f2 available on the camera (or in my pocket). That is what I've taken to doing with my IIf and can't say I've missed the low speeds.
Your comment?