Leica LTM Back into LTM Cameras - iiif and iiig

[Fred R.]

I've see the aerial 50mm frame lines in the 111G are the same size as in the M2, the difference being a larger view surrounding the frame in the M2 and then less claustrophobic after comparing the two views.

 

[Mudman]

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It’s back! Loaded with fp4 and ready to shoot.

 

[Mudman]

They're both loaded and ready to go. I also picked up the summaron lens to use too. IIIF has kodak gold 200, IIIG has Ilford FP4.

 

[Ambro51]

Timeless Beauty !

 

[raydm6]

They're both loaded and ready to go. I also picked up the summaron lens to use too. IIIF has kodak gold 200, IIIG has Ilford FP4.

Nice pair. Congrats and happy shooting!

 

[Ambro51]

Back “in the day”, when I shopped in a little hole in the wall camera shop in Philadelphia, there were two Leicas to choose from. A IIIc and a IIIf. My wife told me to buy the IIIc because it looked like the IIIf was “giving me the finger”. And you know, in a half century plus of taking pictures, I only used a self timer Once. I like how Mike Eckman refers to the ST as a “self destruct lever”.

 

[Coldkennels]

Back “in the day”, when I shopped in a little hole in the wall camera shop in Philadelphia, there were two Leicas to choose from. A IIIc and a IIIf. My wife told me to buy the IIIc because it looked like the IIIf was “giving me the finger”. And you know, in a half century plus of taking pictures, I only used a self timer Once.

I'll agree with that. As battered as this IIIg is, not having the self-timer cluttering it up is a huge improvement.

 

[Mudman]

Back “in the day”, when I shopped in a little hole in the wall camera shop in Philadelphia, there were two Leicas to choose from. A IIIc and a IIIf. My wife told me to buy the IIIc because it looked like the IIIf was “giving me the finger”. And you know, in a half century plus of taking pictures, I only used a self timer Once. I like how Mike Eckman refers to the ST as a “self destruct lever”.

LOL! Now I won’t be able to unsee that on the iiig.

 

[Coldkennels]

LOL! Now I won’t be able to unsee that on the iiig.

You think that's bad? Someone pointed out to me years ago that the classic M3-style film advance lever looks vaguely like an erect penis.

Never looked at it the same way since.

 

[Ambro51]

😎And they’re bottom loaders (we won’t even go there)

 

[Mudman]

You think that's bad? Someone pointed out to me years ago that the classic M3-style film advance lever looks vaguely like an erect penis.

Never looked at it the same way since.

Thanks for that too 😛 (You can stop now, lol)

 

[Mudman]

Very happy so far with the leica iiig and summitar lens. Some wonderful keepers from the first roll.

 

[doctorlebel]

I have a spare screw for your missing one. Send me a PM. Steve

 

[Coldkennels]

Very happy so far with the leica iiig and summitar lens. Some wonderful keepers from the first roll.

This is a really evocative shot - definitely a fan of that. Looks like you're bonding to the IIIg well!

 

[Derek Leath]

Leica IIIg
by
Derek Leath,
on Flickr

 

[shawn]

Nice combo!

Shaewn

 

[Doug A]

FWIW I have 13 or 14 years of Christmas family group pictures all taken using the ST on the same IIIf.

 

[Mudman]

This is a really evocative shot - definitely a fan of that. Looks like you're bonding to the IIIg well!

Thank you! There a bunch of keepers on the test roll. Definitely a wonderful camera. The bridge shot is with a 3.5cm summaron, the storefront with the summitar.

 

[Mudman]

A few more from the first roll