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While this instruction booklet is written primorily for use with the Model lllc

Leico comero, informotion n it is opplicoble to oll other Leico comeros. Every

Leico, rom the very first Model A to t he lotest Model l l lc Leico comero hos the

some bosic genqrol design. The moin differences efween he vorious models ore

the oddi t ionol , unusuol e ico eotures dded to eoch succeeding model . A br ief

description of eoch model of the Leico comero is given on poges 44 lo 47.fh is

will enoble you to identify the model designotion of your comero, so thot you

con eosily opply the informotion n this booklet to it .

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S e t r e v e r s i n g e v e r t o A .

Tu r n c o u n t i r rg i s c o O p o s i t i o n

o f t e r n s e r t i . r g n e w f l l m . t w i l io u i o m o t i c o l l y e c o r d h e n u m b e ro f e x p o s u r e s .

l . Tu r n W I N D I N G K N O B ( o s n d i c o t e d y o r r o w ) o s f o ro s i t g o e s u p t o o s t o p . T h i s s i m u l t o n e o u s l y i n d s t h eshut ter nd odvonces he f i lm for the next exposure . oubleexposures re not poss ib le .

2 . AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE OUNTER. he count ing discis urned counter-c lockwise y meons f two lugs . i .e . n theopposi te di rec t ion of the orrow on the winding knob) .

The Leico f i lm mogozines or doyl ight looding cor t r idgescon hold o s t r ip of f i lm, 51/a eet long, which is suff jc ientfor 36 pictures 24x36 mm in size).

3 . SHUTTER ELEASE UTTON.The exposure s mode bygent ly press ing he re leose but ton.

The next pic ture con be token only of ter ogoin turning heWi n d i n g K n o b ( 1 ) o s f o r o s i t g o e s . A c c i d e n t o l d o u b l eexposures re imposs ib le . speciol coble re leose on be

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4 . T h e M A I N ( TO P ) S H U T T E R - S P E E Dt A L s h o w sexposure igures rom 30 to

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froctions of o second (for instonce 40 : 1/40 sec.;60: 1/60 sec .

e tc . ) n termediote peeds onnot beset . Set o B (Z) , the shut ter emoins pen whi le there leose but ton s pressed own. When set o the redf igure 30-1 , he Addi t ionol (Slow Speed) Diol (5) sp u t i n o c t i o n n e x t p o g e ) .

T h e M o i n S h u t t e r - S p e e d i o l c o n b e o d j u s t e d n l yof ter he shut ter os been wound, os i t revolves hen

the lot ter is re leosed. Re-winding he shut ter br ingst h e s p e e d d i o l b o c k o i t s o r i g i n o lp o s i t i o n .

F I R S T u r n h e Wi n d i n g K n o b u p u n t i li t s tops .

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5. ADDTTONAL (SLOW SPEED) HUT-TER-SPEED IALfor the s low ins tontone-o u s s p e e d s / 3 0 - I s e c .

To o p e r o t e t h i s D i o l s e t M o i n S h u t t e r

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of ter shut ter hos beenwound -- to the red f igure 30 - l .

l t p r o v i d e s x p o s u r e i m e s o f t / s o , ' l r o ,t / to , t / to , t /n ,7 /2 , ond I second. Thef igures con convenient ly e reod f romobove. In termediote peeds on olso be

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betweenL/2 ond 1 sec.)

When set o T, the shut ter pens on being re leosed, nd remoins pen. To c losei t , do not press he re leose but ton ogoin , but merely urn the Slow Speed Diolbock o l i t t le ( to I or for ther) ond the shut ter wi l l c lose mmediote ly.*

T h e s h u t t e r o l s o c l o s e s w h e n t h e f l l m i s o d v o n c e d . T h i s s i m p o r t o n t o r p h o t o - m i c r o g r o p h y n do t h e r s p e c i o l p u r p o s e s .


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When chonging rom the s low speeds f the FrontMoin Diol , the Front Diol must be set to the reddiols ore se i to 30 when 1/36 sec . s required .

Diol to the high speeds f thef igure 30. Consequent ly oth

The Front Diol con beturned ei ther woy betweenstops . A sofe ty spr ingh o l d s h e F r o n t D i o l o t 3 0o n d m u s t b e p u s h e d b o c kwith the f inger whenc h o n g i n g o s l o w s p e e d s .T h i s c o n b e d o n e c o n -v e n i e n t l y y p r e s s i n g o w nt h e s p r i n g w i t h t h e r i g h th o n d t h u m b - n o i l .


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The mounts of the LeicoSUMMITAR 2 ore of o

F o r p h o t o g r o p h i n g1 . p u l l o u t e n s .2 . l o c k t b y t u r n i n g

s tondord 50 mm lensesc o l l o p s i b l e y p e .

ELMAR 3.5, SUMMAR 2 ond

i t c lockwise o the s top .

To push ens bock into the comero body, unlock t counter-c lockwise .

When locking he SUMMITAR or SUM-MAR lens , oke core thot only the f rontr i n g i s g r i p p e d n o t t o u c h i n g h e o t h e rm i l l e d r i n g w h i c h s e r v e s o r o d l u s t i n gthe oper ture .

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6. APERTURE IAPHRAGM ADJUSTMENT' he l ightt ronsmit t ing copoci ty of o photogrophic ens i s con-t ro l led by i ts d iophrogm. This hos the some unct ion osthe i r i s of the humon eye which widens or norrows hediometer of the pupi l occording o the in tens i ty f the

l ight reoching he eye .

The diophrogm of the ELMAR50 mm (ond olso of thewide ongle lenses ELMAR35 mm ond HEKTOR 8 mmi s o d i u s t e d y o s m o l l u g w i t h n d e x i n e . h e d i o p h r o g mof o l l o ther lenses s operoted by o mil led r ing.

7 . APERTURE CALE. The f igures ndicote he re lo t ive oper ture of the lens .

The re lo t ion between ens oper ture ond re lo t ive imeof exposure s os fol lows '

L e n s o p e r t u r e ( s c o l ef i g u r e s * )

R e l o t i v e e x p o s u r e i m e

1 . 4 t . s 2 z . z 2 . 8 3 . 2 3 . 5 4 t . s 5 . 6 e . g I 9 I l l z . S 1 6 l 8 2 2

0 . 5 9 . 6 , 1 . 2 2 z . s 3 4 S 8 1 0 1 6 2 0 3 2 4 0 6 4 g o 1 2 8

The toble shows thot smol l d iophrogm openings , which noturol ly necess i to telonger imes of exposure , re indicoted by higher scole igures , nd vice verso .

* T h e r e d f i g u r e s e p r e s e n t h e i n t e r n o i i o n o l ( A S A ) s c o l e o f o p e r t u r e v o l u e s , w h i c h h o s b e e n

o d o p t e d o r o l l L e i c o e n s e s f r e c e n t p r o d u c t i o n '

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When stopping down to the next higher scole igure , he t ime of exposure host o b e d o u b l e d .

l f , f o r e x o m p l e , h e e x p o s u r e m e l e r i n d i c o t e s n e x p o s u r e i m e 1 / 6 0 s e c . o r o d i o p h r o g m s e t t i n go f 5 . 6 , t h e t i m e o f e x p o s u r e m u s t b e d o u b l e d w i t h t h e d i o p h r o g m s t o p p e d d o w n t o 8 i . e . I / 3 0 t e r.O r, i f i h e c o r r e c t e x p o s u r e s 1 / 6 0 s e c . o t 6 . 3 , t h e s p e e d s h o u l d b e c h o n g e d o j / ' 3 0 w h e n t h e

d i o p h r o g r n s s t o p p e d d o w n t o 9 . ( W h e n u s i n g e n s e s n g r o v e d w i t h t h e f o r m e r E u r o p e o n S y s i e m . )

T h e d i o p h r o g m s e i t i n g 2 o n t h e o t h e r h o n d w o u l d r e q u i r e o n e x p o s u r e i m e o f 1 / 4 B O s e c . I np r o c t i c e y o u s e i i h e s h u f t e r o 1 / 5 0 0 s e c . o s y o u w o u l d s e t i i t o 1 / 2 0 w h e n y o u r e x p o s u r e m e t e rr e o d s I / 2 5 s u c h l i t t l e d i f i e r e n c e s b e i n g o f n o i m p o r t o n c e o w i n g t o i h e g r e o t l o t i t u d e i n t h es e n s i t i v i t y f m o d e r n i l m s .

B . L E N S F O C U S I N G . W h e n n o t i n u s e , h e h e l i c o l m o u n t o f t h e l e n s s l o c k e do t

t h e i n f i n i t y o s i t i o n . o ) . B y p r e s s i n g h e k n o b o n t h e e n dof the focus ing ever the cotch is re leosed, nd the lens conthen be ro to ted for focusing up to 3.5 f t . (1 m). The lockingdevice s found only on lenses f 50 mm focol length or less .

When using he ELMAR, UMMARor SUMMITAR 0 mm enses .d o n o t f o rg e t o p u l l o u t t h e t u b u l o r e n s b o r r e l , n d l o c k t i ni t s boyonet cotch .

L o n g - f o c u s e n s e s r e f o c u s e d y m e o n s f o k n u r l e d i n g .

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However, t should olwoys be borne n mind thot the moximum shorpness ies ot

the distonce to which the focusing scole hos been set. Therefore, or distonce

ui"*t , with o foreground which ion be neglected, he focusing scole should

olwoys be set ot oo (infinitY).

The reoding of the depth of field scole is sufticiently occurote or oll procticolpurposes. i desired, urther doto moy be obtoined from our speciol DEPTHOF

FIELDTABLES.

The beginner wil l find it odvisoble not to worry obout the depth of field scole'

His i rs t -o imwi l l be to obtoin his resul ts i th the fol lowing set t ings f the ocusing

scole, For londscopes nd similor obiects ot long disto.nces top down to 5.6 or 8,

(6.3 or 9) ond set lens o infinity. For snopshots top down to 5.6 (6.3), nd focus

io the most importont port of the subiect. For portroits, use full lens operture,ond focus occurotely on the eyes of the person.

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1 2 . T h e B U I LT- l N V I E W F I N D E R s o d i r e c l - v i s i o nf inder, ond shows he f le ld covered by the lenses fi h e 5 0 m m s t o n d o r d o c o l l e n g t h . t i s t o b e h e l dcentro l ly o the eye .L e n s e s f o t h e r f o c o l l e n g t h s e q u i r e h e u s eV I E W F I N D E R , h i c h s l i p 5 6 1 e h e o c c e s s o r i e sI n e c o m e r o .

V I E W F I N D

Bringyour eye to the twin-eyepieces s c lose os pos-s i b l e . A s l i g h t m o v e m e n tof the eye is sufficient ochonge rom Viewfinder oRongef inder.o f t h e U N I V E R S A L

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J 3 o - b . W I N D O W S O F T H ER A N G E F I N D E R . h e R o n g e f i n d e ri s c o u p l e d w i t h t h e h e l i c o l o c u s -i n g m o u n t o f t h e e n s o h o t w h e nl h e l e n s s t u r n e d h e r o n g e f i n d e r

i s o u t o m o t i c o l l y u t i n t o o p e r c r -t ion . Correc t focus i s obtoinedwhen the two imoges oppeor ingin the rongef inder ore fused in too n e b y t u r n i n g h e o c u s i n gm o u n to f t h e l e n s c o i n c i d e n c e r i n c i p l e ) .

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T h e o u t o m o t i c c o u p l i n g o f t h e L e i c o c o m e r o e m b o d i e s om i c r o m e t e r - m o v e m e n t e c h o n i s m w i t h t w o c o m p e n s o i i n gd e v i c e s f o d e g r e e o f p r e c i s i o n u c h o s i s f o u n d o n l y i nv e r y h i g h p r i c e d m i c r o s c o p e s .

I t s h o u l d b e e s p e c i o l l y n o t e d t h o t o l l i n t e r c h o n g e o b l e

L e i c o l e n s e s o r e s u i t o b l e o r u s e o n o n y L e i c o c o m e r ow i t h b u i l t - i n R o n g e f i n d e r.

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l4 ' RANGEFINDERYEPIECEDJUSTMENT.n order o increose he occurocyond eose of focusing, he viewingoperfure f the Rongefinde, , hti"J with otelescope. oving o mognificotion i t .s times. The R-ongennau'"yupiu.u

i,odiusted- y turning he smoll ever itted under he Bock"-winJing-ftn|f

. 1ri,permits ocusing n neor or distontoblects o the greotest ossible horpness,compensoting or slightdeficiencies f the eye.

For beginners we recommend he foilowing procticing method:

s ight o d j s f i nc t obiec t obout l2 to l5 f t . owoy, ond cover the l e f t Rongef inder window l 3 q wi ththe middle f inger. On ly o smo l l c i rcu lor f ie ld wi th the obl"c t -o t whi-ch you or" i i r i ng w i l l b ev i s i b l e ' See to i t tho t your eye i s centered behind thu nonguf i ider eyepiece so thot you con ger ocomple te ly c i r c u l o r f i e l d of the imoge_. d iu s t the lever l i to obto in the greotes t p os s ib l e shorp-ness ' Keep the o b i ec t i n lhe center of the f i e l d , ond uncover the l e f t windlw of the Rongef inder.Now vou wi l l see o double imoge of the obiec t i n o lorger. i r. " to ' n" ia . - l r*"yr ' iu" i" ror ' ." r"n o cent ro l pos i t ion so thot l he smol le r f i e l d i s i n the mid i l e of the lorger f i e l d . iurn the ' focus ingmount of the l ens unt i l the iwo imoges use in lo one , ond thus ob to in correc t ocu s .

Af ter proc t ic ingth i s method severo l t imes , you wi l l hove no d i f f i c u l t y in focus ing ony obiec tcor rec t ly wi thoui cover ing the l e f t window of

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It is s t rongly dvised notonly for s low exposuresbut o lso for fos t shut terspeeds to hold the com-ero s teody n the honds ,

R e s t o m e r o g o i n s t h e e kb o t h h o n d s g r o s p i n g

t h e c o m e r o - t h e r i g h tindex f inger reody on there leose but ton - the lef tindex f inger on the knobof the focus ing ever.

Press he Releose But tong e n t l y w i t h o u t i e r k i n g .Av o i d s h o k i n g h e c o m e r ow h i c h s h e m o i n c o u s e o runshorp negot ives . Movet h e i n g e r n l y o n d n o t h ee n r r r e r m .

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T H E W R O N G W A Y

r e s u l t i n g n s h o k i n g t h ec o m e r o w h i l e e l e o s i n g h es h u t t e r s l l u s t r o t e d t t h e

r i g h t . n s t e o d :Ploce the hol low of ther i g h t h o n d u n d e r h e B o s e -plote to counferoct thedownword oct ion of theforef inger. Give the com-ero o good suppor t by

press ing your elbows loy o u r b o d y, o n d b r i n g t h ee y e u s e d f o r s i g h t i n g o rfocusing close o the eye-lens of the Viewfincler rRongef inder.

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F O R V E RT I C A L I C T U E S

F i r s t M e t h o d :H o l d c o m e r o n r i g h th o n df r o m u n d e r n e o t h r i g h t

t h u m b s t r e t c h e d o v e rWind ing l (nob , ond res t -i n g o n r e l e o s e u t t o n . h et h u m b m u s t r r o t t o u c hS p e e d D i o l . T h e r i g h te l b o w i s o g o i n s t b o d y .Cp"ro te the Focus ing e-v e r w i t h i n d e x o r m i d d l ef inge r o f l e f t hond , wi thIh e l e f t h u mb s t e o d y i n gt h e c o m e r o o g o i n s t t h eforel^reod.

I l r r s nc t l - rocJbv io te : s i roki n q w i t l - r t m o s t e r t o i n t y,c r r r c Js p o r t i c r - r l o r l yo n v e n .i t :n ' lw l rcn wcCIr inq Iho t ,

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S e c o n d M e t h o d :H o l d c o m e r o o s d e s c r i b e do n p o g e 2 0 . C h o n g e o v e r

t o v e r t i c o p o s i t i o n , i gh th o n d o n t o p , r i g h t i n d e xl inge r on re leose buf ton ,o n d l e f t h o n d s u p p o r t i n gc o m e r o o n d o p e r o t i n gf o c u s i n g e v e r.

T h i sm e f h o d s o v o r e d b ym o n y o s i t o l o w s o c o n -v e n e n t o n d r o p i d t r o n s i -t on f rom horizon o tov e r t i c o l p i c t u r e s n d v i c ev e r s o .

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4 . Se t t h e S h u i i e r S p e e d D i o l oc -c o r d i n g o e x p o s u r e me te r e o d i n g so r e x p o s u r e t o b l e r ecommendo-t i o n s .

5 . S e t t h e L e n s Dioph r ogm o t h eo p e r t u r e n d i c o t e d by th e e x p o s u r em e t e r o r t o b l e .

L e n sw i t h t h e R o n g e -i m o g e s s h o u l d o v e r -s i n g l e m o g e s s e e n .

S h u t t e r R e l e o s e B u t -t h e f i l m . M o v e o n l yt he B u t t o n , n o t t h e

7 . C o m p o s e t h e s u b i e c t i n t h eVi e w f i n d e r. Do i t c o r e f u l l y. G o o d

c o m p o s i t i o n s i m p o r t o n t .

6 . Fo cus h ef inder. Bothl o p s o t h o t o

8 . P r e s s h eton t o exposet h e f i n g e r o ne n t i r e o r m .

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1/rt AJil"lrent to/f""a "t lil*wttai*rqr, .

Fi lm monufoc tu re r s upp ly per l ' o ro ted 5 mm f l lm for the Le ico comero n thef o l l o w i n gw o / s :

l . D AY L I G H TL O A D I N G C A RT R I D G E S . l r e c o r t r i d g c s u s e d o n c e o n l y. l topened in the dorkroom when the f l lm i s to be deve loped . Spec io l worn ingg iven ogo ins t he r e - lood ing ond the r epeo ted use o f these cor t r idges . uchproc t i ce nvo lves he r i sk of domoge bo t l r o the l lm ond to the shu t t e r.

T h e i n s e r t i o n f t h e d o y l i g h t o o d i n g c o r t r i d g e s n t o h e c o m e r o , n d o l s o l r e i rr e m o v o l , s d o n e i n t h e s o m e w o y o s w i t h t h e o l l - m e t o l L e i c o m o g o z i n e .

For f u r the r de to i l s see poge 28

2 . Con to ine r s ov ing 271 , f t . o f f i lm- 5 Le icoMo goz ine ood ings . och ood-ing - su ff l c i en t o r 36 exposures i s tongued on one end ond no tched on theo t h e r e n d , s i m p l i f y i n g n s e r t i o n n t o t h e L e i c o M o g o z i n e . p o g e 3 4

t 5i so

3 . Con to ners f bu k f l lm hov ing 50,l e n g t h w i t h o u t o n y n o t c h i n g , t c . t i sw h e n n s e r t i n g n t o L e i c oM o g o z i n e s .

. I00or more ee t of f l lm.The l lm s o s ing le

necessory o cu t ond t r im the f i lm cor rec t lypog e 40

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-t oadinT t /te cd.r"tqra,T h e l o o d i n g o f t l . r e o m e r o s h o u l d b ed o n e i n s u b d u e d o y l i g h t .F i l mM o g o -z i n e s o n d e s p e c i o l l y o y l i g h t L o o d i n gC a r t r i d g e s h o u l d o t b e e x p o s e d o d o y -l i g h t o n y l o n g e r t l r o n i s n e c e s s o r y o rl o c d i n g h e c o m e r o .

B E F O R E P E N I N G T H E C A M E R Ao f t e rthe f l lm l ros been exposed moke suret l r o t h e f l l m h o s b e e n w o u n d b o c k n t o

i t s m o g o z i n e o r c o r t r i d g " . To d o t h i s ,pu l o u t t h e B o c k - w i n d i n g n o b I 5 , o n dt ry to tu rn i t in the d rec t ion of theor row. f you fee l o res i s tonce , he com-e r o i s s t i l l l o o d e d . C h e c k h e c o u n t i n gd i sc . l f t he whole f l lm is exposed (36p h o t o g o p h s ) , w i n d i t b o c k c o m l e t e l yi n t o t h e m o g o z i n e r c o r t r i d g e n d

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TO OPEN THE LEICACAMERA, ick up the LockLeveron the Boseplote nd turnfrom CLOSED o OPEN, up to the s top, ond l i f t the boseplote off . Some bose-plotes ore morked AUF (open) nd ZU (closed) .

IO LOAD THE CAMERA

l. Set he Revers ing ever 6 to A (Advonce) .2 . Withdrow the Toke-up Spool rom the open comero M (counter pool) .

3 . Ploce he opened comero n front of you with the comero bock focing yourbody.

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U s i n g t h e o l l - m e t o l L e i c of i l m m o g o z i n e , t o k e c o r et h o t t h e s o f e t y s p r i n g l i e si n t h i s c o r n e r.

D o n ' t p u l l o u t m o r e t n o nl w o p e r f o r o t i o n h o l e s .

6 . H o l d h e i l m m o g o z i n e r c o r t r i d g e n t h e r i g h t h o n d , o n d t h e To k e - u p p o o lin the lef t hond, ond in t roduce he f i lm i n to the s lo t o long the comero bockwith

the t r immed side downwords . Core must be token hot no force s usedi n d o i n g s o . f t h e m o g o z i n e r c o r t r i d g e o e s n o t d r o p r i g h t d o w n , g i v e o

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s m o l l u r n o B o c k w i n d i n g n o b 1 5 .

7 . H o o k h e B o s e p l o t e l o c k e t o O P E N ) v e r h e p i n , c l o s e t , o n d . . .B. turn lock over io CLOSED, p to the s top.

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9. Turn the Winding Knob once to the s top . Pu l l out the Bock-winding nobond turn it clockwise until you feel o slight resistonce. hen press down theReleose Button. This s done in order to dispose of the useless rimmed begin-ning of the f i lm which wos exposed o l ight whi le looding, ond to t ightensome).

Turn the Winding Knob ogoin ond wotch the Bockwinding Knob, whichmust rotote counter-cl ockwise opposite o the direction of the orrow on it.

10 . Turn he Exposure ounter 2lbV meons of the two lugs , ounter-c lockwise o0 position, ond rel eose he shutter. The comero is now reody for use.

NOTE: Es pec io l l y when doyl ight looding cor t r idges ore used , the f i r s t winding must be done core .fu l l y, s i nce o t the beginning , the f i lm i s l iob le to be somewhot d i f f i cu l t o wi thdrow. l f t h eBock-winding Knob does not ro to te , someth ing i s wrong. The comero must be unlooded(poge 33) ond the f i lm inser ted ogoin correc t ly. l t w i l l be observed thot the ReleoseBut ion (3) revolves when the f i lm i s be ing wound bock. At the moment when th is but tonceoses o revolve here remoins on ly o smol l por t ion of the f i l m proiec t ing rom lhe cor t r idge \or mogozine . l f one cont inues o wind bock, the whole f i lm wi l l d i soppeor nto the mogozineor cor t r idge . Th i s should , of course , not be done i f the ff lm is to be rep l oced in to t h e

comero , which would not be pos s ib l e f the beginning of the f i lm d id not pro lec t f rom thef i lm chomber.

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7/t" oil-metol -eaca 4tLoB B 6 6

B B IC o r. . r p l e t e i l m M o g o z i n e O u t c r S h e l l

B l S l o t o f C e n t e r S p o o l B t K n u r l e d H e c r d o f C e n t e r S p o o l B ( ; - - S l o t s o f F i l m C h o m b e rB 7 K n o b f o r t u r n i n g I n n e r S h e l l w h e n

o p e n r n g o r c l o s i n g t h e f i l m m o g o z i n e 8 8.

S o { e i y S p r i n gT h e L e i c om o g o z i n e o n t o i n s b o u t 5 1 / . 1 l e e t f 3 5 m m f l l r , r , u f f i c i e n to m o k e u pto 36 exposures .

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A g u i d e - g r o o v e n t h e l n n e r S h e l l o n d o p i n i n s i d e h e O u t e rShel l nsure proper opening ond clos ing oi the mogozine .

As wil l be seen n the i l lus t ro t ion , he groove f i rs t runs olongt h e I n n e r s h e l l o n d t h e n t e r m i n o t e s n o s e m i - c i r c l e t t heu p p e r r i m o f t h e S h e l l . h e g u i d e - p i n f t h e O u t e r S h e l l h e ncouses he Inner Shel l o be rnoved olong the s lo t in the re-q u i r e d m o n n e r.

The mogozine , herefore , on only be opened by f i rs t s l ight lyl i f t ing the sofe ty Spr ing 88 wit l r the index f inger of the le i th o n d , u r n i n g he l n n e r S h e l l w i t h r i g h t h o n d o t t h e k n o b B T ,clockwise o the end of the movement , nd then withdrowingi t (see l lus t ro t ion n poge 36) .

T o c l o s e h e m o g o z i n e :l . I n t r o d u c e h e I n n e r s h e l l w i t h s p o o l i n t h e o u r c r S h e l l

unt i l i t s r im comes o o s top, he s lo t openings being oneobove the other.

2 . Turn nner Shel l counter-c lockwise p to the s top, when heSofety Spr ing wil l then engoge.

l f t h i s s d o n e p r o p e r l y, h e m o g o z i n e s c l o s e d n d l i g h t - t i g h t .

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3 .

L O A D I N GO F T H E F I L MM A G A Z I N ENTHEDARKROOM.h e o o d i n g f h e m o g o -z t n e h o u l d e p r o c t i c e d n d o y l i g h tw i t h

t h e o i d o f o p i e c e o f b l o n k l l m u n t i lo l l t h e m o n i p u l o t i o n scon be co r r i ed ou t wi th c losed eyes .

l . O p e n t h e f i l m m o g o z i n e n d w i t h d r o w n n e r S h e l l .2 . R e m o v e h e C e n t e r S p o o l r o m t h e I n n e r S h e l l .W h e n u s i n g C e n t e r S p o o l s f e o r l i e r y p e w h i c h h o v e n o s l o t , b u t o h o l d -i n g s p r i n g , p u s h h e s h o rt o p e r e d e n d o f t h e f l l m u n d e r h i s s p r i n g , o n df o l d i t b o c k s h o r p l y o o s t o s e c u r e t w e l l .

H o l d h e S p o o l n t h e r i g h t h o n d o s s h o w n b e l o w, n d e x l n g e r o n t h e k n u r l e dh e c d , t h u m b i n t h e h o l l o w o p p o s i t e h e e n g r o v e d o r r o w. l n s e r t h e s h o r t

t o p e r e d n d o f t h e i l m , n h e d i r e r : t i o n f t h e o r r o w, n t o h e s l o t B a e m u l s i o ns i d e d o w n w o r d . e .n e x t o o r r o w ) .

T h e e m u i s i o n s r d e c o n e o s i i y D e d e t e c t e d . l t

r s t h e d u l l s i d e , w h r l e t h e b o c k o f t h e f i l m

i r o s o h i g h g l o s s . I n t h e d o r k r o o m t h e e m u l -

s i o n s i d e c o n b e d e f e c t e d , i n t w o w o / S :

r . F i l m c u r l s , o n d t h e e m u l s r o n s i d e i s o n f h e

i n s r d e o f t h e c u r l . 2 , M o i s f e n o f i n g e r o n d

t o u c h o s n r o l l p o r f i o n o f t h e f i l m . T h e e n r u l -

s i o n s i d e f e e l s s t i c k y

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5.

Cente r Spoo l mode r o t e l y i g h t , e m u l s i o n i d e n w o r d .l f p o s s i b l e s e h o n d f l l m w i n d e r o rm e c h o n c o w i n d e r ( p o g e 3 9 ) .

B e n d h e b . g i n n i n g o f t h e f l l m b o c ks h o r p l y n o r d e r t o g e t t h e f l l m o u ti n t h e d o r k o n d t o p r e v e n t t h et o p e r e d b " g i n n i n g f r o m s l i p p i n gb o c k n t o h e m o g o z i n e s e e l l u s t r o -t o n .

I n t r o d u c e h e C e n t e r S p o o l - k n u r l e dh e o d l r s t i n t o h e I n n e rS h e l l , h eb " g i n n i n g o f t h e f l l m l y i n g i n t h er e c t o n g u l o r p e n i n g .

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7. Put bo th toge t l r e r n to the Oute rS h e l l , h e t w o r e c t o n g u l o r p e n i n g so f t l r e m o g o z i n e u p e r i m p o s e d . u l lo u t t h e b e n t b " g i n n i n g o f t h e f i l m( o b o u t 2 i n c h e s ) h r o u g h h e o p e ns o ts .

C l o s e l l m m o g o z i n e b y g i v i n g t h eI n n e rS h e l l h o l f o t u r n c o u n t e r - c l o c k -wise un t i l the Sofe ty Spr ing c l i cksin to the locked pos i t ion .

P u l l o u t t h e b " g i n n i n g o f t h e f l l mobou l 2 to 3 inches rom the c losedf l l m m o g o z i n e . T h e O u t e r S h e l l o ft h e l l m c h o m b e r e o r s n e n g r o v e dc u r v e d i n e n e o r h e s l o t w i t h w h i c hthe b"g n n ng of the cu t -owoy por-t i o n o f t h e f l l ms h o u d c o i n c i d e .

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Winding of the f l lm on the center spool of them o g o z i n e s m o d e e o s i e r b y u s i n g o u r H o n dWi n d e r o r M e c h o n i c o l Wi n d e r.

The Mechonicol Winder i s bes t o t toched tothe edge of o toble in t l re dorkroom. To use t ,f i r s t wi thdrow the hondle of the Winder to i t sfu l les t extent , hen s l ip out ihe spr ing pressurerol ler. Now inser t he cenier spool , wi th theheod of the spool opposi te to the hondle .W h e n t h e h o n d l e s o g o i n i n s e r t e d s f o r osposs ib le , t engoges n the cenier spool , whichturns wi th i t . The spr ing pressure ol ler is od-ius toble n the di rec t ion of the spool oxis , sothot i t con be s l ipped nto the vor ious spools .The beginning of the f i lm is now flxed os in-s t ructed n the s l i t of the center pool . On turn-i n g t h e h o n d l e he f i l m w i n d s t s e l fo n t o t h es p o o l , h e s p r i n g p r e s s u r e o l l e n s u r i n g u n i -

f o r m l y t i g h t w i n d i n g .

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H o n d F i l m Wi n d e r

Be corefu l no t to touch the f i l m one i l h e r s i d e , o s s h o w n i n t h e o b o v e o i c -l u r e b u t h o l d i t o n l y b y t h e e d q e o s c o nb e s e e n b e l o w.

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r o l l , o r w h e n t h e e x p o s e d c r r t f o f i l m h o s b e e n c u t o f f o n d t h e r e s t s t o b er e l o o d e d n t o t h e c o m e r o , e m e m b e r h o t f h e f l l m h o s o b e t r i m m e d c o r r e c t l y.C o r e l e s s r i m m i n g e o d s o t r o u b l e n t h e l l m w i n d i n gm e c h o n i s m , s h e p e r { o r o -t i o n s m o y b e t o r n o n d s m o l l p i e c e s f f i l mg e t i n t o o n d i o t t h e m e c h o n i s m . st h e f l l m w i n d i n g m e c h o n i s m s c o u p l e d w i t h t h e s h u t t e r , h i s m o y o l s o i k e w i s eb e o f i e c t e d . T h e d o m o g e c o n o n l y b e r e m e d i e d b y o c o r e f u l c l e o n i n g o f t h ec o m e r o m e c h o n i s m ,

T e m p o t e

I h e c u t t i n g o f f l l m m o y b e d o n ewi th o po r o f sc i s so r s . he be -g i n n e r w i l l p r o b o b l y i n d i t o d -v i s o b l e o u s e o u r Tr i m m i n g e m -p l o t e b e c o u s e t g u o r o n t e e s e l ltope red ond cor rec t ly no tchedf i l m e n d s b y c u t t i n g o l o n g t h ec u r v e of t h e c l o s e d e m p l o t e w i t ho s h o p k n f e .

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Correct ly opered or the Center Spool .( S e e o l s o p o g e 3 5 . )

The i lm must be held by the edge onlyo n d o n y t o u c h i n g f t h e e m u l s i o nm u s tbe ovoided.

Correc t ly notched for the Toke-upSpool . Toke speciol core not to cutthrough o perforot ion hole . ;( S e e o l s o p o g e 3 0 . Y

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Sune add,itiot al hireta.CHOOSING YOUR FILM: There ore three generol types of film thot con beobtoined for use with the Leico. These ore clossed os, l . slow films; 2. mediumspeed ilms; 3. high speed ilms. Exomples f eoch type ore,

. S/ow fi/ms: Weston 24-ASA 32) Eostmon Ponotomic X, DuPont Superior No. l .Medium Speed Films; Weston 50-ASA 64) Eostmon Plus X, Ansco SuperponSupreme, DuPont Super ior No. 2 .High Speed Films: (Weston

,|00-ASA125)Eostmon Super XX, Aris co Ultro

Speed Pon, DuPont Super ior No. 3 .

I t would seem hot i t i s bes t o use o h igh speed i lm cont inuol ly ince t permitspic tures o be mode in o wide ronge of l ight ing

condi t ions , rom very dim tobr ight . Under ordinory ight ing condi t ions he lens diophrogm could be s toppeddown considerobly or o lorge depth of fi eld, ond fost shutter speeds could beused. However, high speed in films is obtoined ot the socrifice of fine groin.The fos ter he f i lm, generol ly, he coorser he groin , which l imi ts he omount ofdetoil thot con be reproduced ond ihe clegree of enlorgement of the negotive.For overoge ouldoor picfures we recommend he use of o s/ow speed i/m. t hossufficient ensitivity or procticolly every type of outdoor picture ond producesvery fine groin negotives.

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to outdoor pictures, o medium speed film is recommended.The high speed i lms ore reol ly speciol purpose i lms ond should be used onlywhen extreme sensitivity s necessory uch os pictures ndoors n ordinory roomil luminot ion nd outdoor s t ree t p ic tures t n ight .

EXPOSURE: or occurote exposure of eoch subiect we recommend he use of ogood photo-electric exposure meter. However ihe following guide con be usedsuccessful ly or generol outdoor photogrophy:

Slow Medium SpeedF i l m

Brighr sun 1/100 sec . I /6 .3H o z y s u n -- - , . . . 1/100 sec . /4.5Cloudy br ight - j

/60 sec . /3 .5The exposures given obove ore for overoge subiects. For very bright subiects,such os beoch scenes , .open ondscopes , tc . c lose he lens diophgoir on oddi-t ionol s top. For dork subiec ts , r subiec ts n br ight shode, pen he Jns diophrogmon odditionol stop.

COLOR FILMhos o re lo t ive ly mol l exposure ot i tude . Correc t exposure s here-fore very. mportont. When using o pholo-electric exposure metei wolk up closeto the subiect o prevent extroneous ight from ofiecting the meter.

F i l m1/200 sec. /6.31/too sec . /6.3

1/60 sec. /ts

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The brief descriptions, given below, of eoch model of the Leico comero willenoble one to determine he model of h is comero. h is bookle t s wri t ten pr imori lyfor the Model l l lc Leico comerq. However, o l l Leico comeros hove the somebosic des ign, ond the informot ion n th is bookle t con be oppl ied to ony Leico.

The only thing to toke into considerotion s the differences etween he models,os noted below.

CURRENI MODETS

Model l l lc Leico Comero: The eotures f th is Model ore descr ibed n th is bookle t .One importont difference of the Model C's compored to oll other Leico Models

should be noted: lt isl/s

inch longer thon other models. Therefore, occessorieswhich ottoch to the boseplote of the comero, n ploce of the regulor boseplote,ond which ore des igned or the o ther models , onnot be used on the Model l l lc .Another moin d is t inguishing eoture of the Model l l lc i s he orrongement f shut terspeeds n the two speed diols . The op diol is col ibroted romr/s6 to 1/166ssec . ,ond Z (Bulb) . he s low speed dio l , on f ront of the comero, s col ibroted romI to 1/30 sec.

Model llc Leico Comero hos the some eotures os the lllc, with the exception of the

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p g lss to second,i n c l u d i n g B u l b . " / o w w

Model lc Leico Comero hos he some bosic body design os he obove two comeros,but does not hove the built-in rongefind"r. i*o oi."rrory clips ore provided;one for o new type detochoble viewfinder ond one for the seporote onjefinder.shutter speeds ronge trom /so to t/soo second, ncluding "dulb." v

PRE-W,ARMODEI.S

Model l l lb LeicoComero olso known os theModel G-. |938) ,

t t hqs he ronge_finder ond viewfinder eyepieces close together (os the Model lllc). l t olso hostwo shut ter peed diols , but in th is model the top diol is col ibroted rom 1/zoto

lrooo sec._ond (Bulb).The slow speed diol hoi colibrotions rom , rot ro'iec.The rongefinder ocusing ever s ot the bose of the rewind knob. Top ond'bottomplotes finished n sotin chrome.

Model l l lo Leico Comero (olso known os the Model G) , Hos the some shut terspeed orrongements s on the Model lllb. The eyepieces f the rongefinder ondviewfinder, however, ore not close ogether but ieporoted (1r/2inci oport). Therongefinder ocusing ever s on the eyepiece of the rongefinder nsteod of belowthe rewind knob. Top ond bottom plotes inished n sotin chrome.

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the Model lllo with the exception thot it does not hove the 1/166s sec. shutterspeed. Moximum speed t ' /uoo sec . Mode wi th the top ond bot tom metol plo tesf in ished ei ther n sot in chrome or b lock locquer.

Model ll Leico Comero (olso known os the Model D), This model hos only oneshutter speed, diol on top of the comero, which provides speeds from 7/2s lot /uoo sec . ond Z (Bulb) . t wos suppl ied with both bot tom ond top plotes n e i thersotin chrome or block locquer inish. t does not hove eyelets, or corrying stropon either side of the body. All of the models described obove do hove sucheyelets.

Stondord Model Leico Comero (olso known os the Model E): Does not hqve o

bui l t - in rongef inder. A seporote detochoble ronge{inder wos suppl ied whichfitted into the occessori es lip. lt hos one top shutter speed diol providing speedsf r o m T / 2 s t o t / u o o s e c . o n d Z ( B u l b ) . h e r e w i n d k n o b c o n b e l i f t e du p o s i n t h eother models descr ibed obove. Both sot in chrome ond block f in ishes weresuppl ied .

Leico Comero 250 (olso known os the Model FF) : Some os the Model l l l but wi thext ro lorge mogozines o ld ing suff ic ient i lm for 250 exposures . uppl ied n blockfinish.

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Stondord Model, but rewind knob does not lift up. Noiongefinder. sor" comeroshove the letter "O' engroved on the lens longe (visiblewhen the lens s removedfrom the comero.) This ndicotes hot the lens-flongu , stondordized ond ony of

. the interchongeoble enses on be used. Leico orn'"ro, Model I thot do not hovethe "O" mork on the lens.{longe

hove to be sent o the Leico Servicebeportmenti f i t i s in tended o use oddi t ionol nterchongeoble "nsur.

Model B Leico Comero: Long discontinued. his is the only model of the Leicocomero which wos provided with o between-the-lens huiter. t con eosily berecognized by this shut ter oround the lens . The 50 mm F:3.5 Elmor Lens on thiscomero s not nterchongeoble .

Model A Leico comero, Long discontinued. his is the first model of the Leicocomero. No rongefinder. Hos one top shutter speed diol with tp""ar f,rom /roto ' / soo sec ' ond Z (Bulb) . he l6ns connot be unscrewed. here s o f lo t n ickelplo j* spr ing ot the . lef t hond side , n f ront of the comero, which locks he lensot infinity. Most Model A Leico comeros hove 50 mn f/3.5 Elmor lenses; fewhove 50 mm t/2.5 Hektor lenses. These lenses connot be removed from thecomero ond ore therefore not interchongeoble.

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,4rcel.Luzip.r loo lhe ee tu ed nad.B e i n g o L e i c o o m e r o o w n e r g i v e s y o u t h e g r e o t o d v o n t o g e f h o v i n g h e m o s tv e r s o t i l e o m e r o . T h e L e i c o h o s t h i s s i n g u l o r r o p e r t y b e c o u s e h e r e o r e m o n yu n i q u e o c c e s s o r i e s v o i l o b l e o r i t . l f t h e r e s s o m e s p e c i o l y p e o f p i c t u r e o u

w o n t t o m o k e h e r e s o L e i c o A c c e s s o r y h i c h w i l l p e r m i t y o u t o d o i t . A f e w o fi h e m o r e p o p u o r L e i c oo c c e s s o r i e s r e d e s c r i b e d e l o w '

A D D I T I O N A L E I C AL E N S E S : M A R E C T I N D E R " i d y o u e v e r w o n t t o m o k e oc l o s e u p f o d i s t o n t b i e c t , e t y o u c o u l d n o t o p p r o o c h l o s e n o u g h o i t ?A f e n c eo r o s t r e o m m o y h o v e b e e n n t h e w o y ; o r i t w o s i u s tn o t o d v i s o b l e o g e t c l o s e r.Yo u c o n o v e r c o m e h e s e b s t o c l e s y u s i n g o L e i c o o n g f o c u s e n s , u c h o s t h e9 0 m m e r t h e 3 5 m m l e n s . h e s e e n s e s r i n g h e s u b i e c t i g h t u p t o y o u p e r m i t t i n g

o c lose -up o be mode f rom o dis tonce . he lmorec tF inder shows he f l e ld o f v iew of o l l l enses rom 35mmt o I 3 5 m m . +

' F r e e l i t e r o t u r e g r v i n g c o m p l e l e r n f o r n r o t i o n n t h e i n d i v i d u o l L e i c o o c c e s -s o r i e s o n b e o b t o i n e d b y w r i t i n g t o E . L e i t z , I n c . , 3 0 4 H u d s o n S t . , N e wYo r k 1 3 , N Y .

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c l o s e - u p s f f l o w e r s n d i n s e c t s . . . e v e n p i c t u r e s f t h eh e o d o f o p i n c o n b e m o d e w i t h t h e L e i c o o m e r o o n dt h e F o c o s l i d e . o r e d e t o i l h o n c o n n o r m o l l yb e s e e n sr e v e o l e d . h i so c c e s s o r y e r m i t s e r y c l o s e w o r k i n g d i s -t o n c e s e t w e e n h e l e n s o n d t h e s u b i e c f .

L E I C AF I LT E R S S U N S H A D E S ' L e i c ol t t e r s h o u l d b eused o hove sk ies eproduce n o de f ln i t e one wi thw h i t e c l o u d s t o n d i n g u t . Ye l l o w l l t e r s r e f o r g e n e r o luse . Oronge- red nd Red l l t e r s ouse k ies o r ep roducedork fo r d romot ic e ffec t s . Ponchromot ic reen Fi l t e r so r e g o o d f o r o u t d o o r s c e n e s i t h b l u e s k i e s n d g r e e n

v e g e t o t i o n . h e r e r e o l s o s p e c i o l e i c o l l t e r s o r K o d o -c h r o m e c o l o r f l l m . L e i c o L e n s S u n s h o d e s i v e f u l l p r o -t e c t i o n g o i n s t t r o y i g h t .T h e r e o r e s p e c i o l l y e s i g n e dl e n s s h o d e s o r t h e d i f f e r e n t e i c o e n s e s .

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FLASHUN ITS ore the rnos t odvonced loshg u n s o r L e i c o o m e r o s n d o l l o w s y n c h r o n -i z e d l o s h p i c i u r e s o be m o d e o t o l s p e e d sf om t , , , t o i - , ' 1, , , , , , econd , The Vl l lo i s forc r l lM o d e l l l c L e i c o o m r o s ; h e V l l l i s f o rL e i c o c o m e r o s h o v i n g S e r i o l N o ' s o b o v eI I I ,450.

* F r e e l i t e r o t u ' r e g i v i n g c o m p l e t e i n f o r m o t i o n o n t h e i n d i v i c i -u o l L e i c c r o c c e s s o r i e s c o n b e o b t o i n e d b y w r i t i n g t o E . L e i i z ,I n c , 3 C 4 H u d s o n S t , N e w Y o r k 1 3 , N Y

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o u be of th ngs . t cu t s down re f l ec t ions romnon-meto l i c su r fqces , uch os re f l ec t ions n g oss win-dows . Wi th co lo r f l lm i t mokes b lue sk ies do ike r wi th -ou t o ffec t ing ny of the o the r co lo r s n the scene . nd ,i t o f so mokes sk ies eproduce n o def in i t e one whenu s i n g e g u l o r b l o c k o n d w h i t e f l l m . *

L E I T ZD E S K V I E W E R , M O D E L B . T h e f i n e s t v i e w e rmode for 2 x 2 inch s l ides ond 35mm ifm s t r ips .Hos o3 e l e m e n t c h r o m o t e n s n o f o c u s i n gm o u n t w h i c h p e r-m i t s v o r i o b l e m o g n i f l c o t i o n . l l u m i n o t i o n s o d j u s t o b l et o s u i t i n d i v i d u o ls l i d e s . Vi e w i n g c o n be d o n e c o m _for tob ly wi th bo th eyes . The f i lm holde r con be tu rnedfo r showing ver t i co or hor izon to t ronsporenc ies .*

l r t e r o t u r e r v r n g c o m p l e r e n f o r m o t r o n n t h e r n d i v i d u o l L e i c o o c c e s -c o n b e o b r o i n e d b y w r i t i r r g o E . L e i t z , r n c . , 3 0 4 H u d s o n s i . , - i t u *I 3 , N Y

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The remorkoble performonce of your Leico is due to its precision construction.

Ernst Leitz, of Weizlor, mokers of the leico, ore world fomous microscope monu-

focturers, ond the Leico is mode with the some core ond occurocy os o high

priced microscope. peciol nstruments nd tools hove been devised or checking

the lens , he shut ter nd other working por ts . The some nst ruments nd tools ore

used in the E. Leilz,Inc., New York, Leico Repoir Service o check, odiust ond

repoir Leico comeros.

The croftsmen n chorge of the Leico Repoir Service hove been foctory troined.

They know how the Leico s bui l t qnd ore in t imote ly omil ior wi th every one of

its hundreds of ports. Every Leico comero is thoroughly checked ond tested or

occurocy by Leico Repoir Service echnicions before i t is returned o its owner.

lf your Leico comero needs epoir or checking send t to the Leico Repoir Service,

E . Lei tz , nc . ,304 Hudson St . , New York. | 3 ,

N.Y.

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QAs o Leico comero owner you ore entitled to the mony services ofiered by E.Leitz, nc. One of these s the free registrotion of your equipment. Send us theseriol.numbers f your Leico comero ond lens (or lenses) ni other Leico equip-ment beoring seriol numbers. his nformotion, n our files, serves s o permonentrecord of your equipment should it become lost or stolen. t olso insures ourreceiving oll booklets ond the big quorterly mogozine LEICA PHOTOGRAPHYthot is moiled free of chorge o registered eico own"rs. All Leico comero owners,whether their equipmenf hos been obtoined in the United Stotes or obrood, oreentitled o this ree service. The record of your equipment s used. nly for extend-ing service o you, ond for no other purpose.oNLY YouR tElcA FRANCH|SED DEALER s outhorized to disploy onddemonstrote the lotest Leicos ond the ful l ronge of Leicq o. ." .roi i"r. onlyot comero stores exhibiting the leico seql cqn you receive expert odviceon the Leico Comero ond on occessor ies which will extend the scope ondinterest of your photogrophy.

When you wont the onswer to ony l-eico problem-coll ot thl store identifiedby the disl inct ive seol of the leico Fronchise-ond meet your Leico Deoler.

i.glo" 91r.;.,i$lSttgs,ottto,, .

E.Leitz,Inc.,304 udson t.,New York13,

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