goamules
Well-known
A couple weeks ago I went to a house sale, and found this Leica. I'm not too up on them, but it appears to be a IIIF Black Dial. It came with a Summitar, a 3.5 Summaron, and a Kilfitt tele Kilar lenses, all from the same year. Lots of lens caps, filters, finder, and etc, all together. A leather case too. It's very clean, the owner was an artist and university president. Worked with Ansel Adams too.
Of course, like most Leicas I get, the shutter curtains are super wrinkled and causing the wind and shutter release to be stiff and barely workable. The Canon IVSB I got a few week prior, in rough external condition...still works fine.
Of course, like most Leicas I get, the shutter curtains are super wrinkled and causing the wind and shutter release to be stiff and barely workable. The Canon IVSB I got a few week prior, in rough external condition...still works fine.
Summitar!
Very common to have brittle shutter curtains.
Very common to have brittle shutter curtains.
lxmike
M2 fan.
nice find, congratulations
helen.HH
To Light & Love ...
Congrats !
You're all set
with a Great set up
You're all set
with a Great set up
Rob-F
Likes Leicas
Looks to be extraordinarily well cared for! Great find, Congrats!
davidswiss
Established
very nice. Will you be able to get the curtains fixed ? I hear that's the most difficult part of a restoration.
traveler_101
American abroad
Someone on this forum once told me that the Barnack series cameras are more durable and more easily repaired than the M series. Certainly Youxin could put in new curtains - I would think.
And congratulations to goamules. The camera is so clean, even shiny! My IIIf doesn't look so good