klitton Posted July 27, 2008 Share #1 Posted July 27, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello, I just purchased my first Leica and wish to thank everyone who replied to my post “Leica Purchase” 07/19/08. I bought a very nice IIIc made in 1949 with an Elmar 50mm 3.5. I should receive it soon but I can tell that I’ve already been bitten by the Leica bug. I’ve been browsing for accessories and I have another question. I came across an old Leitz Wetzlar Leica Flash at an on-line store and asked about it. The reply was that the flash, even though in good condition was for ornamental purposes only, and that they were no longer usable. I asked why but never got a response. Why wouldn’t these old flash units work? Do they no longer make bulbs for these or why would they not be usable? Ken Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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earleygallery Posted July 27, 2008 Share #2 Posted July 27, 2008 Unless it's been modified your lllc won't have a flash connection. In any case I would suspect that its the availability of bulbs that's the problem re. the flashgun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
klitton Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share #3 Posted July 27, 2008 Were the IIIc’s ever fitted with a flash connection. I had thought that I read somewhere on the forum that they were after a certain date. Well in any case, I won’t know until its delivered. Which brings another question, how can I tell if it has been modified for flash? Ken Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted August 4, 2008 Share #4 Posted August 4, 2008 The IIIf/IIf were the first Leicas with an internal flash sync connection. A standard P/C (Prontor/Compur) nipple is found at the rear of the top plate, below the accessory shoe. These cameras also had a sync dial under the speed dial, settable to give the flashbulb a head start on the shutter, between 20 and 0 milliseconds, so that the bulb would be up to full brightness when the shutter started to run. This made it possible to use speeds down to 1/500 with the right bulbs. The '0' setting is equivalent to X sync. Any 'c' camera that was factory converted to 'f' style sync in Wetzlar or elsewhere under the Leitz aegis received the sync dial. Any camera with a P/C nipple (possibly in an un-orthodox place) but without the dial has been retrofitted by an independent camera mechanic, to give standard X sync. This was a fairly common practice in the early 1950's. The old man from the Age of Flashpowder Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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