john neal
fallor ergo sum
Frank,
I know I can get a nos pressure plate from Don G, and it will be nicely blacked, so probably will, just for peace of mind.
I have a couple of buffed up FILCAs too - luckily they are still black inside!
I thought about getting a Nikon D200, as it would work with all my old AI lenses, but they are far too expensive when you think that a $2000 investment today will be worth $200 in about 2 years (ouch - that's depreciation you can hear!). My Leicas will probably still be worth 90% of what they are today in 5 years - much better from my point of view! Equally, they have no soul, just electronics.
I have a IIIa in for repair, so that will take precedence over any further activity on the C for a while, then I will probably do a full inventory of problems before ordering spares from Don and getting down to work on it. All the screw threads are shot, so I have to figure out how to get those back - I don't want to end up having to alu-weld and redrill the shell, if I can avoid it......
I know I can get a nos pressure plate from Don G, and it will be nicely blacked, so probably will, just for peace of mind.
I have a couple of buffed up FILCAs too - luckily they are still black inside!
I thought about getting a Nikon D200, as it would work with all my old AI lenses, but they are far too expensive when you think that a $2000 investment today will be worth $200 in about 2 years (ouch - that's depreciation you can hear!). My Leicas will probably still be worth 90% of what they are today in 5 years - much better from my point of view! Equally, they have no soul, just electronics.
I have a IIIa in for repair, so that will take precedence over any further activity on the C for a while, then I will probably do a full inventory of problems before ordering spares from Don and getting down to work on it. All the screw threads are shot, so I have to figure out how to get those back - I don't want to end up having to alu-weld and redrill the shell, if I can avoid it......