erikhaugsby
killer of threads
I'm more interested in what might be inside the film cassette--any chance that a picture or two is salvageable from the assumed film inside the cassette?
I'm thinking a loooong stand bath in D-76 or Rodinal, with plenty of whatever that base fog removing agent is.
I'm thinking a loooong stand bath in D-76 or Rodinal, with plenty of whatever that base fog removing agent is.
landsknechte
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erikhaugsby said:
I think you'd have better luck scouring local flea markets for abandoned exposed film in old cameras. 40 years in the Baltic might have degraded the film stock a smidge.
colyn
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DrLeoB said:
If I recall he sold a universal finder in the same condition when this camera was listed before..
reagan
hey, they're only Zorkis
I know exactly what I'd do with it. Sit it right here on my desk and tell the biggest windy war stories I could dream up.DrLeoB said:
No chance I'd do any maintenance to it, except maybe super glue that slow speed dial back on. Best of luck on getting it [at a good price]. It's definitely one-of-a-kind.Whatta ya' talkin' about?! Can't you see that big ol' bullet hole right in front there? Okay, actually, I was passing a military reference with the description, not the camera. When I first read the ad, I thought, "how does this guy know where/who it came from? any Authentication?" .... But hey, he tells a good story... why ruin it? Let it lay. Certainly more interesting than those swastika-laiden-fresh-painted Zorkis runnin' around.payasam said:
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Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Ideally ... and it is crazy I'll admit, I would like to replace the internals of the camera but leave the outside exactly like it is. Something that looked like that and actually took photos would be a hoot!
The perfect tool for photographing 'grunge' bands maybe?
Regan's probably outside as I write ... burying a Zorki in the back yard!
The perfect tool for photographing 'grunge' bands maybe?
Regan's probably outside as I write ... burying a Zorki in the back yard!
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DrLeoB
Shoot a IIIc "K" !!!
I'm half wittedly (sic) thinking it might actually be a good candidate for a digital back conversion.......
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
DrLeoB said:
Now you're thinkin' outside the square ... I like it!
LeicaTom
Watch that step!
.....this could this be a start of a RATT movement style of cameras?
- maybe I DO need a TRASHED Grey Leica IIIC K to photograph with......
or a DIGITAL BACK IIIC K?????
oK I need some sleep....I`m starting to see things
Tom
- maybe I DO need a TRASHED Grey Leica IIIC K to photograph with......
or a DIGITAL BACK IIIC K?????
oK I need some sleep....I`m starting to see things
Tom
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David Murphy
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Is that the coated or the non-coated Elmar?
landsknechte
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David Murphy said:
It's multicoated. There's a layer of rust, a layer of calcium based crud, some brass patina...
TheHub
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What's it smell like?
I'd put it on a nice wooden base and set it on my desk (if I were to bid on it, which I wouldn't.)
The conversion to digital is a nice idea however.
I'd put it on a nice wooden base and set it on my desk (if I were to bid on it, which I wouldn't.)
The conversion to digital is a nice idea however.
rolleistef
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i think the price is reasonable according to the work accomplished on this fed (zorki?), don't you think? Or is it a real leica??
alternatve
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It's real.
Even they won't do such a thing to a perfectly good camera.
Even they won't do such a thing to a perfectly good camera.
DrLeoB
Shoot a IIIc "K" !!!
So ... I won the bid, now WHAT????
So ... I won the bid, now WHAT????
Some great ideas so far, and I look forward to actually getthing this thing in hand....
Will update y'all..lb
So ... I won the bid, now WHAT????
Some great ideas so far, and I look forward to actually getthing this thing in hand....
Will update y'all..lb
LeicaTom
Watch that step!
DrLeoB said:
Congrats on this Leo!
Did you get that link for that Wartime IIIC "Double Red Curtain" that sold in Austria for LESS than $200 that would have been one for the REPAIR SHOP!
Maybe even crazier still was a REAL "Luftwaffen Eigenturm" IIIC that sold here in Sarasota, Florida over the weekend for $500
The "DEALS" are still out there........
Talk to you soon
Tom
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DrLeoB
Shoot a IIIc "K" !!!
Just wanted to let everyone know that I received the camera yesterday.
Looks legit, but no film in the cassete ....darn.
Good news is, all of the parts appear to be present, the seller had them in some small bags that came along with the camera.
I have been able to unscrew the Elmar from the body and to get it freed up for opening. The optics are coated on the interior, but no one tried to clean the exterior surfaces with a rag..... NO major scratches. The back surface of the back element is pitted with some hazing but not too bad. If I can get the iron oxide off of the interior elements, this lens would actually work. Aperture is stuck at f/12.5. Rangefinder sine bar moves a little and the coupling wheel moves.
Body has a few light leaks and every steel screw in it has rusted out mostly. A few left with nubs in the threads that I may have to EDM out ....
More to follow.
Looks legit, but no film in the cassete ....darn.
Good news is, all of the parts appear to be present, the seller had them in some small bags that came along with the camera.
I have been able to unscrew the Elmar from the body and to get it freed up for opening. The optics are coated on the interior, but no one tried to clean the exterior surfaces with a rag..... NO major scratches. The back surface of the back element is pitted with some hazing but not too bad. If I can get the iron oxide off of the interior elements, this lens would actually work. Aperture is stuck at f/12.5. Rangefinder sine bar moves a little and the coupling wheel moves.
Body has a few light leaks and every steel screw in it has rusted out mostly. A few left with nubs in the threads that I may have to EDM out ....
More to follow.
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alternatve
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DrLeoB said:
I wonder what would the reaction if you sent it to DAG or Sherry for a complete overhaul!
DrLeoB
Shoot a IIIc "K" !!!
I suppose that I would get an "asterisk" camera back!
Actually, I am considering doing just that with the lens.
As for the body, I am planning to replace the screws, save as much of the internals as I can and try to restore function. The curtain drum is free, and both curtain rollers are free and the curtains actually look like they might work, tho they are brittle.
I have an idea about leaving the external appearance alone, and coating the interior with black epoxy to fill the light leaks...... still thinking about how to proceed....
Actually, I am considering doing just that with the lens.
As for the body, I am planning to replace the screws, save as much of the internals as I can and try to restore function. The curtain drum is free, and both curtain rollers are free and the curtains actually look like they might work, tho they are brittle.
I have an idea about leaving the external appearance alone, and coating the interior with black epoxy to fill the light leaks...... still thinking about how to proceed....