Leica or Chaika?

[rxmd]

Here's a guy on eBay advertising a Chaika II as a Leica II: auction link

(Maybe he just couldn't read the Cyrillic, though.)

Philipp

 

[Dougg]

Teensy bit of difference between the two cameras... ;-)
Yeah; wonder if he's knowingly or mistakenly reading the Cyrillic Y as an L...

 

[rolleistef]

well he did precise that it was a Russian leica... I reckon rangefinder cameras are Leicas for most of the people...
"Is that a Leica? No... a Kiev!"

 

[Marc-A.]

Rollex or swatch? 😀

 

[santino]

thats so annoying, I hate it when every fsu camera is called "russian leica copy".
hail to the zorki baby!

 

[Andrew McK]

well he did precise that it was a Russian leica... I reckon rangefinder cameras are Leicas for most of the people...
"Is that a Leica? No... a Kiev!"

If anyone asks you that
just say "yes"

*unless you have a REAL Leica in which case say no it's a..>insert random russian camera name here<*
😉