mpaniagua
Newby photographer
Roger Hicks
Veteran
Dear Carlos,
Maybe that's why it's there? That and "Country of Origin: Japan" and so forth. It's entertainment value, that's all.
Cheers,
R.
dee
Well-known
I know that someone is gonna laugh at this ... but they are actually beautifully made !
Which seems overkill for a bitsa Zorki !!
dee
Which seems overkill for a bitsa Zorki !!
dee
Monochrom
Well-known
hahahha
It looks like a chrismas tree!!!
It screams "i´m a fake"
Paint style, poor engraving quality, tacky emblems and decorations, Industar aperture ring etc...
The lens is realeased by the focusing helicoid!!!!
It looks like a chrismas tree!!!
It screams "i´m a fake"
Paint style, poor engraving quality, tacky emblems and decorations, Industar aperture ring etc...
The lens is realeased by the focusing helicoid!!!!
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
Das ist faken, ja?
Highway 61
Revisited
All those dumb individuals attempting to make some money off something wearing a svastika and any other nazi symbol should be put in a time machine capsule and sent for a winter 1944 holiday time in Auschwitz.
Then they would discover that the rarest of the rare is a genuine return ticket, not a faked Leica.
Then they would discover that the rarest of the rare is a genuine return ticket, not a faked Leica.
Jacques M.
Established
And there is always the original Zorki s/n on the back...
Frankly, it's not difficult to detect this fake...
Frankly, it's not difficult to detect this fake...
YYV_146
Well-known
IMO it's still an interesting piece of history. I don't see why a Berlin 1936 piece would be different than any other Leica limited edition body.
One can appreciate the value of a collectible camera without endorsing the period and political regime in which it was made. That said, I would feel sad if one was actually acquired by a neo-Nazi.
Huss
Veteran
This camera reminds me of the movie "The Producers"
NeeZee
Well-known
Another thing that give these away as fakes immediately is the fact that it would be "XI. Olympische Spiele" in German (without the n's).
nikonosguy
Well-known
There is no real counterpart
MikeMGB
Well-known
Carlos Cruz
Established
You're right Roger, I remember when I was buying some photo gear in Tokyo and wanted to trade my jupiter 12, reply was polite but very strict. They didn't deem this article worth keeping in the shop, they were not interested. On the other hand I wonder how many zorkis I are still out there without ww2 engraving. Soon price of nice zorki I with original engravings will match that of leica.
David Hughes
David Hughes
Hi,
I do like this one and you get a Zorki lens cap with it...
http://www.studiolighting.net/items...-Leitz-Elmar-50mm-F-3-5-t74_311677727627.html
Regards, David
I do like this one and you get a Zorki lens cap with it...
http://www.studiolighting.net/items...-Leitz-Elmar-50mm-F-3-5-t74_311677727627.html
Regards, David
radi(c)al_cam
Well-known
= http://www.ebay.com/itm/X1-Olympisc...279599?hash=item3d25fc09af:g:4eMAAOSwHoFXrsfI
= http://www.ebay.com/itm/262630279599
This time, no heads-up «RUSSIAN»; this time, it's an attempt to defraud, I'd suggest.
Ronald M
Veteran
Listing is taken down
Bille
Well-known
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/311688963456?rmvSB=true
"XI. Olympischen Spielen" isn´t even proper German.
References: http://images.delcampe.com/img_large/auction/000/192/851/474_001.jpg
http://greyfalcon.us/picturesy/ow10.jpg
https://www.klinebooks.com/pictures/thumb/35323.jpg?v=1434442242
"XI. Olympischen Spielen" isn´t even proper German.
References: http://images.delcampe.com/img_large/auction/000/192/851/474_001.jpg
http://greyfalcon.us/picturesy/ow10.jpg
https://www.klinebooks.com/pictures/thumb/35323.jpg?v=1434442242
radi(c)al_cam
Well-known
Mr_Flibble
In Tabulas Argenteas Refero
Indeed they didn't. Any eagles (if any) and other military markings were put on by the respective military branches of service they were delivered to.