Leica M3 - The Shutter Speed Dial; The Film Counter

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For exposu r es with slow shutter speeds you must,
of course , have a firm support . A tripod is i deal
in conjunction with a locking cable - release . Screw
in the cable - release without pressing the button .
The
handy LEITZ table tripod is very useful when
travelling . (Ask fo r brochure No . 12-35 .)
The Film Counter
is coupled with the transport lever. If the fi lm was
correctly loaded ( see notes on pages 22-24 ), the
film counter indicates the number of exposure s
made . The counter stops at No. 40, and automatic -
ally returns to its initial position when you with-
draw the take - up spool.
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The Shutter
Speed Dial
controls the exposure times.
The
engraved figur es stand for
fractions of a second . Thus 1000
indicates 1/ 1000 second , 125 is
1/ 125 second, 4 is 14 second, and
1 stands for 1/ 1 second , i. e. 1 se -
cond. The dial engages at each
position with the set shutter
speeds opposite the small in -
dex line, and remains at this
setting.
You can therefore set
or read off the speeds equally
well before or after tensioning
the shutter . When set to "B",
the shutter remains open as
long as the release button is
depressed .
Intermediate shutter speeds can
be set within the ran~e of 1 to
1/8 second, also between 1115 and
1ho second, and 1/ 60 to 1/ 1000 se -
cond ( or It to 1/ 10 00 second ). The
speed dial features click- stops
at all engraved settings.