Leica LTM repairing a Reid IIIa ...

Leica M39 screw mount bodies/lenses
Being in the UK, I can't recommend a name but any of the most favoured Leica or FSU specialists will be happy inside a Reid.

Beautiful camera, by the way, and much sought after on this side of the pond...being made in Leicester!

Michael
 
I already responded to your question in your photo.net thread, but I had a question for you: which model is the IIIa? Is that the 1st version of the III without flash sync (AKA Reid III, type 1)?

hsteeves said:
I just purchased a Reid IIIa that needs a CLA and maybe some shutter repair. Who in North America is good for this?
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I use John Maddox in South Carolina for my Leica LTM work. He could probably work on a Reid, as they are similar--perhaps identical. He's at L&J Camera Repair, 109 Royal Oaks Road, Greenville, SC 29607

You can phone him at 864-297-6931
 
furcafe said:
I already responded to your question in your photo.net thread, but I had a question for you: which model is the IIIa? Is that the 1st version of the III without flash sync (AKA Reid III, type I)?
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The IIIa is the successor to the III. The difference between the III and IIIa is that the IIIa adds the 1/1000 second shutter speed. Flash sync didn't come out until the IIIf. In between were the IIIb and IIIc (and the IIId, which was just a IIIc with a self-timer).
 
I think you're referring to Leica model numbers, not Reid & Sigrist. My understanding is that there are only 4 varieties of Reid: I, II, III (type 1), & III (type 2). Both of the Reid III types had 1/1000th sec., but the type 2 added flash sync for M & X (late type 1s had M sync).

Rob-F said:
The IIIa is the successor to the III. The difference between the III and IIIa is that the IIIa adds the 1/1000 second shutter speed. Flash sync didn't come out until the IIIf. In between were the IIIb and IIIc (and the IIId, which was just a IIIc with a self-timer).
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Per the normclarke's post (#3) in OP's other thread (http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1697863), although the Reids are very close copies, there may be a difference in the threads for the screws used in the Reid. When DAG worked on my III, he did complain about the screws.

Rob-F said:
I use John Maddox in South Carolina for my Leica LTM work. He could probably work on a Reid, as they are similar--perhaps identical. He's at L&J Camera Repair, 109 Royal Oaks Road, Greenville, SC 29607

You can phone him at 864-297-6931
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