How old is your vintage Leica?

[x-ray]

28mm hektor 1937
50 elmar 1936
IIIC 1946
M3 1955
M2 1960

My avitar is an x-ray of my 1946 IIIC

 

[KoNickon]

My two M3s are Feb. 1957 and June 1959, if the dates at Stephen's site from Leica are accurate. One older than me, one younger. I forget the serial numbers of my SL and SL2.

 

[pendevour]

My M2 - 1960

 

[Nachkebia]

Guy what is this?

 

[markinlondon]

A Russian fake, Vladimer!

 

[edodo]

IIIa 1936 - 70th anniversary in 2006!
M2 1958 - expecting the 50th in two years
summicron 50 1952 early radioactive before the launch in 1953

 

[Keith]

My oldest Leica is a 1930 1a with it's original case, rangefinder and re-loadable spools. I think it's the prettiest camera I own! 🙂

 

[Ash]

I thought the Blue Fed was the prettiest? you two-timing slut!! 😀

 

[Keith]

I thought the Blue Fed was the prettiest? you two-timing slut!! 😀

Oops ... I've put my foot in my mouth again ... what are you, my guardian angel?😀

Let me re-catagorise that statement ... it's the prettiest "Leica" I own!

😀 😀 😀

 

[Ash]

Nah, I just spend WAY too long on this forum 😀

 

[markinlondon]

Nah, I just spend WAY too long on this forum 😀

You're not alone, Ash 😀

 

[venchka]

You're not alone, Ash 😀

Yup.

Mine is just a pup, 10/1971. Shoot! I forgot to give it a birthday party. Time for another trip to the pub with my Leica. 😀

 

[Terry Astor]

LTMs

II 1935
IIIa 1937
IIIc 1941 -manufacture completed on 15th July at Wetzlar, shipped to Gamma Photo Agency in Paris on the 27th. I was born in October that year...
IIIg one of 1958, and two of 1959 vintage

Ms

M3 1958
M2 1961
M4 1967
M4-2 1979
M4-P 1982
M6 1986

A selection of lenses from 28mm to 135 for both systems.

Before you ask me -yes ,I do use them all, on some kind of rotation, with the M2 and M6 most frequently in use. But beware of "collectivitis", it can seriously damage your financial health!

 

[MelanieC]

M3: 1965
Summicron: 1966

The sad thing is I actually have the serial number of the M3 memorized -- not on purpose either.

 

[Michael I.]

summitar 1939

 

[FrankS]

My favourite cameras are all about my age.

 

[raid]

My beloved 2.8D Rolleiflex was born in 1955. Like me.

Raid

 

[FrankS]

boy those gotta be some ooooooold cameras 🙄

But well preserved, just like me. 🙂
1950's M2. M3, Contax IIa, Rolleiflex

 

[raid]

Frank: Well preserved old cameras still need once in a while a good CLA. How do you get your CLA? 😀 :angel: :bang:

 

[FrankS]

I'm at a loss to answer that, Raid!