Dralowid
Michael
I approach any leather covered Leica purporting to be original with some suspicion...but who knows...
As I understand it there was a leather covered Leica I that was normally covered with brown calf's leather. I've never seen one nor a good picture of an authenticated one. I have read somewhere (Laney?) that there were also a few cameras with black leather. Again never seen an example.
Fixed lens Leica Is tended to have the lens flange screwed down over the vulcanite, which was machined flat, and appropriately shimmed. The same applies to leather covered fixed lens cameras I believe.
The camera I am looking at is 28xxx. It has been converted and standardised. The O on the flange is small, which I think suggests it was an early conversion.
As with all standardised cameras the vulcanite (or in this case leather) does not now run behind the flange.
The leather itself is high quality and textured though worn in places. The fit is good even though the leather has shrunk a bit.
The camera was bought by the previous owner in the Middle East in the late '40s. It has not been recovered since.
So can anyone help me by illustrating a factory leather covered Leica I for comparison...or is there any record of serial numbers for leather covered cameras?
Michael
As I understand it there was a leather covered Leica I that was normally covered with brown calf's leather. I've never seen one nor a good picture of an authenticated one. I have read somewhere (Laney?) that there were also a few cameras with black leather. Again never seen an example.
Fixed lens Leica Is tended to have the lens flange screwed down over the vulcanite, which was machined flat, and appropriately shimmed. The same applies to leather covered fixed lens cameras I believe.
The camera I am looking at is 28xxx. It has been converted and standardised. The O on the flange is small, which I think suggests it was an early conversion.
As with all standardised cameras the vulcanite (or in this case leather) does not now run behind the flange.
The leather itself is high quality and textured though worn in places. The fit is good even though the leather has shrunk a bit.
The camera was bought by the previous owner in the Middle East in the late '40s. It has not been recovered since.
So can anyone help me by illustrating a factory leather covered Leica I for comparison...or is there any record of serial numbers for leather covered cameras?
Michael