My first Leica, a Leica II/ IIIa sync

[Stuart John]

Well I finally got my first Leica, a Leica II converted to IIIa sync.
I've been after a Barnack for sometime now, at last one turned up for sale at my local camera store.
Well here she is.

And here are a few shots..

 

[Stuart John]

A few more.

 

[Stuart John]

Last few.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Great results. It is a fine camera!

Erik.

 

[Stuart John]

Thanks, I'm really pleased with the camera and how well it is working.

 

[Livesteamer]

Congratulations. Nice camera and very nice photos. These cameras are not for everyone but if you can get along with them they are wonderful. I use a IIIc for most of my photos now and enjoy it greatly. Be careful, it's hard to own just one! Joe

 

[helen.HH]

Wonderful Shots ...Beautiful Setup
I love Barnacks !
How Lucky You are
Enjoy 😉

 

[charjohncarter]

Great shots, I have the same lens but a little newer. After fifty years of using it, it still is my favorite 50.

 

[gb hill]

That 50 Elmar is a fantastic lens. I took mine out for a stroll today, but on a Zorki 2. Maybe one day I'll find a real barnack to screw the elmar on to.

 

[L David Tomei]

Sometimes I just pick up the little jewel of a camera and shoot... even if there's no film in it. hmmmm.

 

[John Lawrence]

Congratulations.

Have fun with it.

John

 

[Landsker]

Very nice!

 

[Stuart John]

Thanks to everyone. I've got another film to develop so I will be sure to post some more shots pretty soon.

 

[John Shriver]

If that's a Leica sync with the delay dial around the shutter dial, it's really a II to IIIf conversion.

Did they add 1/1000 shutter speed?

 

[Stuart John]

It does have the 1/1000 sec. I thought it would be a IIIa sync as the body is still the older style. Does anyone know what parts they actually change when they do a conversion like this. Would be nice to know when the conversion was done.