tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post1960284876933367442..comments2024-03-27T11:02:08.037-05:00Comments on LEICA Barnack Berek Blog: “RICHTER” LEICA IIILEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-32573179848412904752016-11-10T11:57:49.703-06:002016-11-10T11:57:49.703-06:00I use it very rarely. I guess in the eyes of film ...I use it very rarely. I guess in the eyes of film users I have totally moved to the dark (digital) side. I don't miss film at all. I no longer enjoy the hassle of developing and printing, and that is coming from someone who owned and operated a professional custom black and white photo lab. All that has been replaced with digital Leica equipment, a purpose built computer system and a professional Epson printer. But the camera is in perfect working condition. It is sitting on my desc with the shutter set to 1 second. I frequently wind and fire the camera, as I do with all my mechanical shutter cameras. If a mechanical shutter runs smoothly when set at 1 sec., it will be okay at the other speeds too.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-51703857331728789082016-11-10T11:57:01.627-06:002016-11-10T11:57:01.627-06:00Are you still using that camera?Are you still using that camera?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-8304012991843382232016-11-10T11:56:40.253-06:002016-11-10T11:56:40.253-06:00Well, I know Oskar Barnack started a lot later in ...Well, I know Oskar Barnack started a lot later in life, but then he had to make the camera first. I think I was very lucky in this respect.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-84043708759477692902016-11-10T11:56:13.406-06:002016-11-10T11:56:13.406-06:00This is so cool. I wish I had a camera with that s...This is so cool. I wish I had a camera with that special history. I wonder how many Leica owners are out there that started at the tender age of five?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-65046479219695198972016-11-10T11:55:43.407-06:002016-11-10T11:55:43.407-06:00I was wondering if anyone would notice. My father ...I was wondering if anyone would notice. My father made those strap lugs. He designed them to keep the fasteners of the neck strap away from the camera body to prevent scratching. If you look closely, they are almost L shaped. They are made of a very stiff metal wire with the ends of the loops sauntered to prevent them from bending open.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-11916679828172992682016-11-10T11:55:09.253-06:002016-11-10T11:55:09.253-06:00Your camera has some odd looking strap lugs. Where...Your camera has some odd looking strap lugs. Where did they come from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-78957313741086922862016-11-10T11:54:46.207-06:002016-11-10T11:54:46.207-06:00It could be used either way, but it is important t...It could be used either way, but it is important to change the timing when the flash is triggered. Electronic flash fires the moment the shutter is open, while flash bulbs are fired slightly sooner to allow for the bulb to be burning at full power. The article "TESTING LEICA SM CAMERAS FOR PROPER FLASH SYNCH" on this blog gives more detail about that issue as does the article "LEITZ VACU."LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-60989241014449049972016-11-10T11:54:08.827-06:002016-11-10T11:54:08.827-06:00Did the VACU work just with flash bulbs or could i...Did the VACU work just with flash bulbs or could it be used with electronic flash also?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com