John Shriver
Well-known
I was very careful when leaving the country with my Beseler Topcon Super D and lens in 1973 to get paperwork from customs that I already owned it. Both so I wouldn't have to pay duty bringing it back in, and so that I wouldn't have worry about needing to remove the Topcon trademark (owned in US by Beseler) when bringing it back in.
tunalegs
Pretended Artist
It was very common for cameras and lenses distributed by "unofficial" importers to have the trademarked brand names filed off.
http://captjack.exaktaphile.com/Astraflex55.htm <--- An Exakta with an "Astraflex 55" badge.
http://www.praktica-collector.de/084_Rival_35_MX_reflex.htm <--- Praktica FX with a "Rival Reflex" badge.
http://www.praktica-collector.de/085_Contica.htm <--- Praktica FX with a "Contica" badge - note how the engraving for Primoplan on the lens has been painted over too.
I've also seen Pentacon and Edixa cameras given this treatment.
http://captjack.exaktaphile.com/Astraflex55.htm <--- An Exakta with an "Astraflex 55" badge.
http://www.praktica-collector.de/084_Rival_35_MX_reflex.htm <--- Praktica FX with a "Rival Reflex" badge.
http://www.praktica-collector.de/085_Contica.htm <--- Praktica FX with a "Contica" badge - note how the engraving for Primoplan on the lens has been painted over too.
I've also seen Pentacon and Edixa cameras given this treatment.
Mr_Flibble
In Tabulas Argenteas Refero
So, just received my Scratched Leica IIIc with serial number 379xxx.
The camera works fine, though the vulcanite had some repairs and I had to stabilize a crack.
I discovered it still had the original red curtains. Someone used a marker or paint to darken them, but the folded over edges were still red!
Winning!
The camera works fine, though the vulcanite had some repairs and I had to stabilize a crack.
I discovered it still had the original red curtains. Someone used a marker or paint to darken them, but the folded over edges were still red!
Winning!