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<p>For Minolta and I think for some other brands also there were 3rd party winders with build in intervalometers like this one:<br> (scroll down) In Germany they where sold as Soligor.<br /> <a href="http://images.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://www.heritagecameras.co.uk/ekmps/shops/heritagecameras/images/auto-winder-with-timer-and-remote-control-for-minolta-xg-x-300-x-500-x-600-x-700-%5B3%5D-1617-p.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.heritagecameras.co.uk/auto-winder-with-timer-and-remote-control-for-minolta-xg-x-300-x-500-x-600-x-700-1617-p.asp&h=600&w=800&tbnid=o7BfdG7Uwi9RPM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=120&docid=sODF70loYphf_M&usg=__JOxf8BhGX-glTsfgz-HYPAt5u0Q=&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwimwbCm-PfOAhWGPRoKHZsDDpAQ9QEISTAJ">http://images.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://www.heritagecameras.co.uk/ekmps/shops/heritagecameras/images/auto-winder-with-timer-and-remote-control-for-minolta-xg-x-300-x-500-x-600-x-700-%5B3%5D-1617-p.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.heritagecameras.co.uk/auto-winder-with-timer-and-remote-control-for-minolta-xg-x-300-x-500-x-600-x-700-1617-p.asp&h=600&w=800&tbnid=o7BfdG7Uwi9RPM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=120&docid=sODF70loYphf_M&usg=__JOxf8BhGX-glTsfgz-HYPAt5u0Q=&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwimwbCm-PfOAhWGPRoKHZsDDpAQ9QEISTAJ</a><br> <br /> Greetings Waldemar Schmid</p>

<p>Anthony,<br> there is a cheaper way than custom made : a SNHOO Adapter for 39 mm Filters (and hoods!) from e.g. Heavystar. Don't try to find a original Leitz one, these are for collectors ($$$$).</p>

<p>For me it looks like a Summitar filter.<br> I see some differences to my german filters: The rim looks coarser, and the engraving "SL" looks irritating. Maybe Leitz NY used an US manufacturer during the war for this, when they coudn't get it from Germany. </p>

<p>John, these where not really unique for the Summitar. At least the Steinheil LTM lenses (Orthostigmat 35, Culminar 135) also used them. They must have been quite popular. Even in the early 70s, when I started with an old Leica IIIb, every photoshop in Stuttgart/Germany had some of them in a drawer. And when they wanted to cleanout the drawer, you could buy them for 2 DM (about 35 US-Cents at this time). Today they are more than scarce.</p>

<p>The first model with the "siamese" range/viewfinder was the the IIIb, III and IIIa have separate windows. Without long times the were called II / IIa.<br> I had a III and still have a IIIa, the have both strap lugs.<br> Greetings Waldemar</p>

<p>Reinhard, I have one, bought used with cardboard box. No leaflet or users guide, but the box says "RB 67". It is also shown in the manual for the RB67, but not in the Univeral manual.</p>

<p>AFAIK it's only for use with the RB 67. It doesn't work on the Universal.</p>

<p>Jim,<br />no, you have to remove the revolving adapter (see page 33 in the linked manual) and mount the P-adapter instead of it.<br />Waldemar</p>

<p>Ray, I think it doesn't rotate because there is not enough space to make it rotatable. The P-adapter was also suggested by Mamiya for using Press/Universal backs (see older literature e.g. at Butkus), not only for Polaroid. So they offered, as Maris said, an additional "vertical M"-adapter. The horizontal one is the same as on the Universal. I sometimes use these parts together with the "K" back from the Universal to shoot 6x6 with the RB67-Pro S.<br> Greetings Waldemar Schmid</p>