djorourke
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There's some gold FSU's on ebay labled as "Leica II Panzerkampf WWII" cameras. I did a google search and really couldn't find any details. Anyone using one? Know much about them?
Anyone know much about these FSU's?
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clarence
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Tangential, but Field Marshall Erwin Rommel ('The Desert Fox') was a keen photographer. He used a Leica, if I recall.
gb hill
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I saw those cameras and wondered about them myself. To me they look alot like my Zorki 2c. I'm sure someone with alot more knowledge will enlighten our minds on the subject. Maybe someone also has bought from grizzly33bear. He has alot of stuff. Would be good to know how good he is to deal with sense he has all these cameras.
Greg
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ErnestoJL
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Most (if not all) of those WWII "Leicas" (and sometimes "Contaxes") are just fakes made in Russia by skilled craftsmen after the SU fall.
There are some details to watch which will tell you that´s not the real thing.
If the real cameras do exist today, it´s price will be damn high, and for sure they won´t be advertised in *bay.
The real WWII Contax and Leica cameras were only marked with and P.O. number, but unfortunately it seems that there is no documentation available to check about serial numbers or whatever.
Some real german WWII cameras seem to be surfaced but there is still some doubt about their authenticity.
Regarding the cameras you mention, be sure there is nothing new under the sun today, they surely are either a Fed or a Zorki.
I guess it´s better if you look for some real FED or Zorki. Price will be lower, and surely you´ll get a decent camera, not a fake.
Ernesto
There are some details to watch which will tell you that´s not the real thing.
If the real cameras do exist today, it´s price will be damn high, and for sure they won´t be advertised in *bay.
The real WWII Contax and Leica cameras were only marked with and P.O. number, but unfortunately it seems that there is no documentation available to check about serial numbers or whatever.
Some real german WWII cameras seem to be surfaced but there is still some doubt about their authenticity.
Regarding the cameras you mention, be sure there is nothing new under the sun today, they surely are either a Fed or a Zorki.
I guess it´s better if you look for some real FED or Zorki. Price will be lower, and surely you´ll get a decent camera, not a fake.
Ernesto
djorourke
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But the gold is just so darn sexy 😉
Dougg
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Think of it as brass. 🙂djorourke said:
