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Originally Posted by earleygallery
Hi,
What does ELC stand for?
Two things re focus, as advised clean the viewfinder/rangefinder windows (use a dab of lens cleaning fluid or one of those monitor cleaning swabs). Also note that the lever under the film rewind is built in dioptre correction - make sure this is set correctly for you.
If the rangefinder image is weak then it is probably the mirror as already mentioned and it will need to be replaced.
The Summitar lens isn't particularly sharp from my experience, particularly if you use it at f2. The lens to use is a 5cm Elmar, or - and especially if your rangefinder isn't too bright - a 25mm Skopar which isn't rangefinder coupled and comes with its own shoe mount viewfinder.
I love my lllf, a good one is just as useable as an M, IMO in fact possibly a better street camera given its size and quirky appearance, it never causes offence.
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ELC = Ernst Leitz Canada ; the Ontario factory Leitz set up in the '50s... the IIIf marked Canada are rare and sought after by collectors, as well as some of the first Canada-made lenses (50 1,5 Summarit is an example) ; during the years Ontario became an important lens design & manufacturing site, so, always in collector's terms, the reverse exists as well: some lenses are more sought and valued in the "Wetzlar made" variant (Summicron 35 1st type and Elmarit 28 1st type are example)