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Well, I had some luck with my last purchase: a RD '53/'54 Leica IIF body.
For quite some time I had a few Leica screw mount lenses around (Elmar 50 and Summaron) but no body, so after some patient and moderate bidding I won this one.
I restored two broken M3's before, so actually my new acquisition was intended too as a new DIY CLA-project for a rainy sunday. But after it arrived it appeared in a much better condition than I expected: externally like new and fully functional, so I left it for a light lubrication and adjustment at my local Leica repairman. He approved that the body was almost never used and internally too in virtually new condition. He even had a new eyepiece cover for it, the only chipped part of the camera.
Now it runs like a Swiss watch again.
Nevertheless I intend to take it out, regularly but carefully, to use it for what it is meant for. In the pic the outfit which I took out today on a long walk to shoot a slide film. The Summaron with the finder work really well on this body!
For quite some time I had a few Leica screw mount lenses around (Elmar 50 and Summaron) but no body, so after some patient and moderate bidding I won this one.
I restored two broken M3's before, so actually my new acquisition was intended too as a new DIY CLA-project for a rainy sunday. But after it arrived it appeared in a much better condition than I expected: externally like new and fully functional, so I left it for a light lubrication and adjustment at my local Leica repairman. He approved that the body was almost never used and internally too in virtually new condition. He even had a new eyepiece cover for it, the only chipped part of the camera.
Now it runs like a Swiss watch again.
Nevertheless I intend to take it out, regularly but carefully, to use it for what it is meant for. In the pic the outfit which I took out today on a long walk to shoot a slide film. The Summaron with the finder work really well on this body!
