{"id":22434,"date":"2022-01-12T01:02:35","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T05:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=22434"},"modified":"2022-01-12T01:38:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T05:38:25","slug":"fleet-of-foot-with-fully-adjustable-slow-speeds-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/fleet-of-foot-with-fully-adjustable-slow-speeds-too\/","title":{"rendered":"fleet of foot, with fully adjustable slow speeds too"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Leica III (or model F) advertisement in fall 1935<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. In 1935, advertisements pointed out how a particular camera or maker was different. Was superior to the rest. Was a far better buy than the competition.<\/p>\n

This was especially noticeable in highly competitive America. For example, Leitz NY would not just show the technical specifications and how well built their products were, but how much better<\/em> they did their job – faster speeds, easier and faster to use, and far superior in construction.<\/p>\n

In a typical ad (September, 1935 issue of American Cinematographer), a new model F (Leica III) is shown (top shutter speed 1\/500th) but the copy states Leica had a top speed of 1\/000 second (actually this was for the Leica IIIa or an earlier model factory modified). With a fast shutter speed and a fast SUMMAR f\/2 lens, the camera could easily take a sequence of bicycle shots in a couple of seconds (a model with 1\/500th shutter speed and a slower lens would be just fine, too).<\/p>\n

Because the higher end models had a slow speed mechanism that was continuously adjustable from 1\/20th second to a full second, a feature not available for other cameras, this was also emphasized in the ad.<\/p>\n

The mechanism used was a clockwork device that held the second shutter curtain back briefly to extend the shutter speeds down to a second. If a lower cost Leica model without the slow speeds was returned to the factory, this device could be easily retrofitted.<\/p>\n

My thanks to my good friend and retired corporate photographer, George Dunbar, for both the ad and the idea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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