My Ic Standard that I bought from Westlicht Auctions in November 2018. I had the shutter curtains replaced by a local repairman in Osaka. It came with a Nickel Elmar 5cm 1/3.5
Beautiful... how was it buying from Westlicht? Looks like that was their last camera auction.
maddoc
... likes film again.
Thank you! I bought two cameras from their auctions, a black paint M4 in 2016 and the Ic Standard from their last auction. The M4 was really cheap compared to other local and international sellers, the Ic was a good buy, too. Peter Coeln provided an excellent customer service with great communication and quick shipping and the online bidding worked well, too.
When the auction business was completely taken over by Leica AG (they were already owner or associate of Westlicht), they deleted all customer data without any notification and asked me to re-register if I would like to participate in their new auctions.
I very much liked what Peter Coeln did to keep the brand alive by establishing the gallery "Ostlicht" and the Leica shop "Westlicht".
When the auction business was completely taken over by Leica AG (they were already owner or associate of Westlicht), they deleted all customer data without any notification and asked me to re-register if I would like to participate in their new auctions.
I very much liked what Peter Coeln did to keep the brand alive by establishing the gallery "Ostlicht" and the Leica shop "Westlicht".
raid
Dad Photographer
Yes, you are correct! The Standard lets you use different lenses.
Mr_Flibble
In Tabulas Argenteas Refero
So, did the name "Standard" came into use when Leica standardized the lens-registration distances and no longer needed lenses to be adjusted and paired to specific bodies?
maddoc
... likes film again.
Yes, that is the origin of the name "Standard", standardization of the lens registration distance. The mounting flange was stamped with a "0" to show this.
David Hughes
David Hughes
FWIW, this is how they announced standardisation in the November 1931 catalogue;_
(Edit) I've just noticed they say a letter "o" is the standardisation mark but the cameras and lenses I've seen use the figure "0" instead. I have seen lenses from1938 marked this way but not many...
Regards, David
(Edit) I've just noticed they say a letter "o" is the standardisation mark but the cameras and lenses I've seen use the figure "0" instead. I have seen lenses from1938 marked this way but not many...
Regards, David
Mr_Flibble
In Tabulas Argenteas Refero
Thank you both.
Interesting to hear of "0"-marked lenses as late as 1938.
Both my 1932 and 1933 Leica II bodies and lenses have it, I don't think any of my younger Leicas do.
Interesting to hear of "0"-marked lenses as late as 1938.
Both my 1932 and 1933 Leica II bodies and lenses have it, I don't think any of my younger Leicas do.
Erik van Straten
Veteran
Dralowid
Michael
Another external difference between I and Standard is that the I has a rounded accessory shoe and the Standard has a square one.
The 'I' I posted was converted. It had a standardised mount. Just to confuse.
The 'I' I posted was converted. It had a standardised mount. Just to confuse.
David Hughes
David Hughes
The 1938 "0" marks have worried me for ages but what can you do to a camera that means only the one part on the body and the one part on the Elmar get replaced?
Regards, David
Regards, David