MichaelHarris
Well-known
I've been going through my Leica collection to see what I could sell to finance a new lens. I pulled out my IIIf RD and checked the current prices and found out it's selling for a lot more lately. Did the IIIf RD all of the sudden get collectable? I would consider mine in Ex condition except for an area around the tripod mount. The top plate is mark free.
I'm thinking about keeping it, I was just going to keep the IIIa and a Summitar but man-o-man that IIIf is looking good. Which would you guys keep?
I'm thinking about keeping it, I was just going to keep the IIIa and a Summitar but man-o-man that IIIf is looking good. Which would you guys keep?
photobizzz
Speak of the Devil
I have just purchsed my first Leica (III) but I was bidding on a IIIf RD on *bay and it ended at $455, it came with a summitar 50 and was a 8 or 8+ from the photos. Just to give you an idea.
MichaelHarris
Well-known
Thanks photobizzz, I also have that lens but wasn't going to sell it. Those prices make me re-think my decision.
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
it is more the Summitar that is bringing more money these days , not so much the IIIf RD,
all the ooh! and aah! talk here on this forum has a way of doing that.
notice the Summars also sell for more now, and the Canon 50/1.8 and the 50/1.5 too, not to mention the Jupiter 3 in LTM ,focus problems and all.
all the ooh! and aah! talk here on this forum has a way of doing that.
notice the Summars also sell for more now, and the Canon 50/1.8 and the 50/1.5 too, not to mention the Jupiter 3 in LTM ,focus problems and all.
MichaelHarris
Well-known
A friend has my Summar he's trying out and I'm keeping the Canon 50 on my CL. It's works out well on that camera. Thanks for telling me about the Summar, I was going to sell it cheap.
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
I do think you would have checked the current prices for the Summar also, same as you done for the IIIf with the Summitar lens. 
MichaelHarris
Well-known
LOL, you're right. It's a good friend trying it out, he also has my Canon IVsb.
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
I think I will start to hype the Industar 61 l/d lens more and more.
and watch the price on these go up.
and watch the price on these go up.
MichaelHarris
Well-known
I tried that with the Konica I. Funny thing is, it turns out to be a wonderful camera that's easy to fix.
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
the number one rule is: that the attributes of the object that you are about to hype have to have some basis in " fact".
MichaelHarris
Well-known
The lens collapses, it's almost a Leica.
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
post some photos taken by that lens and camera and make a fuss over the OOF areas, gush over the Konica optics.
you may have to repeat this several times,and if you have made some friends, they will all agree.
you may have to repeat this several times,and if you have made some friends, they will all agree.
MichaelHarris
Well-known
LOL, that's so true.