Leica LTM IIf: do-hicky on bottom plate?

[FrankS]

Sorry for a dumb question: what does that do-hicky thing do that sticks up inside the IIf camera from the bottom plate? I'm pretty sure my IIIa doesn't have one.

 

[VictorM.]

That little thingie sticking up was added to prevent the film from slipping down and the image from running across the sprocket holes. Hi tek, eh?

 

[FrankS]

Thanks again for your help, Victor! 🙂

 

[ZorkiKat]

love those sprocket holes!

love those sprocket holes!

Having those sprocket holes to be part of the picture gives a bit of texture. These tiny bits of imperfection is one reason I revert to using old or toy cameras. Somewhat similar to why some people love the Holga. I don't see these as flaws.

Many HCB pictures printed full frame show these sprocket holes. Some time ago, I saw a contact strip of Stanley Kubrick's early works as a photographer- this too showed sprocket holes breaching the frame.


Two attachments below- one shot with a Leica IIIc and the other with a FED-1 (or was it a Zorki-1)?

 

[captainslack]

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My IIf doesn't have one of those!!!

 

[FrankS]

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My IIf doesn't have one of those!!!

Oh, oh, that doesn't sound good! 😉

 

[captainslack]

Well, SO FAR, I haven't had any sprocket holes in my pics. Strange my IIf doesn't have this. In fact, I'd never heard it until this thread.

 

[Jerevan]

Could be someone changed the baseplate on your IIf sometime in the past? As long as it works, it's no big deal. 🙂