Erik van Straten
Veteran
Mooi, Rick!
Erik.
Erik.
Mr_Flibble
In Tabulas Argenteas Refero
Cheers guys! This Model E came from a Dutch expat in Sweden who had it sitting in a display case for some 10 years.
Shot a few frames with it yesterday.
Shot a few frames with it yesterday.
Mr_Flibble
In Tabulas Argenteas Refero
Got this massively brassed "Mountain" Elmar in the mail yesterday.
Looks nice with all the other black and/or nickel-finish glass and one of my Leica II cameras.
Looks nice with all the other black and/or nickel-finish glass and one of my Leica II cameras.
Erik van Straten
Veteran
Very nice, Rick, I also like the case of the camera. Great that you have the shade too!
Erik.
Erik.
p.giannakis
Pan Giannakis
Finished with patching the shutter curtain, it is in pretty sad state really but at least it seems to be light tight at the moment.
I am concerned about the extra weight of the curtain now, it doesn't seem to be capping at the time being - at least to my eye. I've loaded a film to check.
I am concerned about the extra weight of the curtain now, it doesn't seem to be capping at the time being - at least to my eye. I've loaded a film to check.
Mr_Flibble
In Tabulas Argenteas Refero
Is that shiny stuff the patching material? Otherwise it looks like the rubber is turning into a gooey mess. It's happening one of my IIIc cameras. It's due for a curtain replacement.
Erik van Straten
Veteran
I've never seen this on the prewar Leicas.
More and more I become convinced that the pre-war series Leica I, II, III and IIIa are technically better cameras than the c and f series. It is a lot more work to open them, but usually the condition of the parts is surprisingly good.
Erik.
More and more I become convinced that the pre-war series Leica I, II, III and IIIa are technically better cameras than the c and f series. It is a lot more work to open them, but usually the condition of the parts is surprisingly good.
Erik.
p.giannakis
Pan Giannakis
Yes, this is the liquid tape. Large areas of the curtain start becoming brittle so input a thin layer to support it. Because it is liquid it has sipped through. I am shooting a film now to check how it works.
Dralowid
Michael
Am I right in thinking that pre war blind material has a finer weave and is consequently smoother?
xasthur
Established
Recently got this Leica III BP with Nickel fittings and lens. Needs a CLA which it will get soon. Can't wait to test out the lens. The only 50mm I've had for these was a Summar.
David Hughes
David Hughes
I've got to agree with you and it doesn't only apply to Leicas or even solid things; a lot of software was very good to excellent at first then gradually became more and more cumbersome as - I guess - the sales people insisted that it be updated with new gimmicks each year.
Thanks to lockdown I've been playing with a lot of old stuff I've uncovered or found in the lumber room and wish I could go on using full-time but then the battery problem looms...
Regards, David.
poortmanc
Established
Here's my IIIf. Bought the lens with the camera (broken) attached. Fixed her up myself (dents removed, 3D printed a new eyepiece, adjusted the shutterspeeds, curtain tension, slow speed escape, painted it and a new beamsplitter is on its way!
^^ What a job, and it looks very classy now. 
Very nice! Tell us more about the eyepiece.
poortmanc
Established
Thanks! The plastic trim piece around the rangefinder/viewfinder was missing on this camera - thought it would be rather hard to find a new trim piece so I opted to design one myself and print it on a 3D printer.
For sure, it's not original, but it does the job!
Here's the part: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4837310
Mr_Flibble
In Tabulas Argenteas Refero
Doesn't DAG offer replacement eyepieces? Not sure if he still has them. 3D printing would likely be cheaper
Mooi gefikst Christiaan
Mooi gefikst Christiaan
Coldkennels
Barnack-toting Brit.
You've done a beautiful job with that, Christiaan. How long did that project take, start to finish? Sounds like quite an in-depth refurbishment.
Well done!
for others who might need one, nobbysparrow has these, ebay #371858599240
Recently got this Leica III BP with Nickel fittings and lens. Needs a CLA which it will get soon. Can't wait to test out the lens. The only 50mm I've had for these was a Summar.
Missed this one til now. A beauty!
poortmanc
Established
Doesn't DAG offer replacement eyepieces? Not sure if he still has them. 3D printing would likely be cheaper
Mooi gefikst Christiaan
Actually I didn't check with DAG. A friend recently got a new 3D printer and I recently learned some basic 3D modelling. So I thought, why not!!
Bedankt!
The whole process took me about 30 hours. Done in 3 days. Got to keep myself busy
I made a small write up on how I performed this little project!
https://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3032098#post3032098