Erik van Straten
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Leica III/Color Skopar 50mm f/2.5
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p.giannakis
Pan Giannakis
Black III look gorgeous.
Erik van Straten
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They're the best early Leicas for actual shooting. Incredible mechanics.
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carbo73
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wow, really black on black, that Voigtländer on that black III. Elegant indeed.Leica III/Color Skopar 50mm f/2.5
Erik.
Pál_K
Cameras. I has it.
Yes - I'll bet that black Voigtländer lens really makes the III more enjoyable to use. It looks quite good and proper.
haempe
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crappy pic but beloved device
^^ Has sort of a steam-punk look, doesn't it... 
haempe
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Yes, somewhat ... but actually I don't know anything about the whole steampunk thing^^ Has sort of a steam-punk look, doesn't it...
Shac
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1934 Standard (E) with FOKOS (HFOOK) Short-Base Rangefinder (Xposted on Show off your Leica I/II/III/LTM Camera Thread)
capitalK
Warrior Poet :P
My black beauty Leica II (1932) with matching nickel Elmar. I did get it CLA'd, but unfortunately the shutter gummed up again a year later. For now it's just a shelf queen.
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Erik van Straten
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Leica II with strap lugs.
Vince Lupo
Whatever
Pretty sure I've posted this one in other threads in the past....
I sold this one a few years back, and I only had it for a very brief time. At the time it was listed by KEH as a 'Leica IIIcK, repainted', and I believe it was $600. There weren't any photos of it (as is generally the case with KEH), so I bought it literally sight-unseen. I tend to gravitate to 'weird' item descriptions with no photos
It was in fact a Leica IIIcK repaint (I'm assuming it was originally grey), but what KEH didn't realize was that not only was it a IIIcK repaint, but it was a Luftwaffe IIIcK repaint. Shipment 9439, delivery date 2/3/1943, 17 cameras in the batch.
K1 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
K19 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
K18 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
K10 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
I sold it the day after I got it - I should have held onto it for a bit longer.
I sold this one a few years back, and I only had it for a very brief time. At the time it was listed by KEH as a 'Leica IIIcK, repainted', and I believe it was $600. There weren't any photos of it (as is generally the case with KEH), so I bought it literally sight-unseen. I tend to gravitate to 'weird' item descriptions with no photos
It was in fact a Leica IIIcK repaint (I'm assuming it was originally grey), but what KEH didn't realize was that not only was it a IIIcK repaint, but it was a Luftwaffe IIIcK repaint. Shipment 9439, delivery date 2/3/1943, 17 cameras in the batch.
K1 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
K19 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
K18 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
K10 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
I sold it the day after I got it - I should have held onto it for a bit longer.
Whoa...that looks like a factory repaint, if indeed it was originally grey.
Erik van Straten
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Great story, Vince, I remember it from some time ago.
Many people think that only the camera's with a "K" on the curtains and after the serial number have ball-bearings, but in fact all the IIIc's before Nr. 450 000 have ball-bearing shutters. The "K" after the serial number and on the curtains were only military obligations.
Erik.
Many people think that only the camera's with a "K" on the curtains and after the serial number have ball-bearings, but in fact all the IIIc's before Nr. 450 000 have ball-bearing shutters. The "K" after the serial number and on the curtains were only military obligations.
Erik.
Vince Lupo
Whatever
Dunno - I showed it to Jim Lager and he said (and I agreed at the time) that it was a 'bad' repaint. Now whether that meant that someone other than the factory did it, who knows. One thing I do know is that Luftwaffe IIIcK's are very scarce, hence my wish that I'd held onto it for a bit longer. Ah well, live and learn.
'bad' or not, it looks factory to me, just aged.
But I've never heard of a IIIck that was originally black.
Jim is the expert for sure.
Would love to come across a IIIck at some point, for the time being more than happy with my red curtain IIIc.
But I've never heard of a IIIck that was originally black.
Jim is the expert for sure.
Would love to come across a IIIck at some point, for the time being more than happy with my red curtain IIIc.
shawn
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My growing collection...
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Shawn
cassel
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Greyscale
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Pál_K
Cameras. I has it.
... watch out, Model I is hopelessly addictive.
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You’re right. Athough I love my 1934 Leica III, the Model I has a strong appeal for me and now I want one. There is something special about that “mound” the shutter speed dial sits on and the simple elegance of the viewfinder.
Is it only certain Leica I’s which won’t accept modern cassettes?