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TheHub said:
Here is my currently "naked" IIIf RD ST. I'm waiting for a leather cover for it.
I'm still shooting with it though (waste not want not.) I'm using a Canon 1.8 lens and VC II on it.
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Is it hard to remove the covering? I'm thinking of replacing the covering of my IIIf as well.
 
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Is it hard to remove the covering? I'm thinking of replacing the covering of my IIIf as well.
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I've removed three over the last couple of years. They were all very hardened, like thick, black, smelly tortilla chips. 😉 They came off easily, one in an almost complete single piece; the others in chipped pieces. The old glue must be sanded/rubbed off afterwards. No biggie.
 
Here's my IIIf with it's new covering 🙂 Can't wait to take it out tomorrow

I didn't take off the covering myself; Youxin Xe who CLAd it, did. He said something about heating the covering to remove it? not sure myself ...
 

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Working on some lighting stuff, so I thought the old CRR-Luton blackpainted IIIf would be a cool subject.
 

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Say hello to my little friend...

Say hello to my little friend...

My new toy, a 1939 III (IIIa conversion), with my old beater 1937 Elmar 90/4.
 

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ClayH said:
Working on some lighting stuff, so I thought the old CRR-Luton blackpainted IIIf would be a cool subject.
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Menge Meier!

That`s wunderschone 😀

How much did that paintjob put you back and how long did you wait for it?

I`d like to have a Postwar IIIC "user" painted black like that someday

Tom
 
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I have a link about my new paint job, post here again just to let more members to say hello to my new toys :
 

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LeicaTom said:
Menge Meier!

That`s wunderschone 😀
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True. In fact I would have bought a black post-war Leica instead of my black II of 1935 if I could get ahold of one!

But here in Germany no "serious" Leica-owner would think about a paint job for the holy legend. It could lose some € in worth, because it has lost it's originality! 🙂
 
Sonnar2 said:
True. In fact I would have bought a black post-war Leica instead of my black II of 1935 if I could get ahold of one!

But here in Germany no "serious" Leica-owner would think about a paint job for the holy legend. It could lose some € in worth, because it has lost it's originality! 🙂
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No I agree on the originality ideals, BUT and here comes the BUT, since I can`t find a Leitz Eigenturm black 1946' IIIC and I`m not a SERIOUS collector , so
I`d want a "beater" camera anyway for a repaint 🙂

I think a late 45'/46' "Half Race" or a mid 46' post 400000+ camera that`s been converted to IIIF BD is the PERFECT black paint camera.....while that too isn`t really original anymore either, well it`s just for ME anyway , for an expensive and classy looking USER 😛
*and every Luton repaint IIIC/IIIF I`ve even seen sold sells for at least $500+ so there`s not too much investment lost*

Tom

PS: I mean I would`nt restore a IIIC K "Grey" either *unless* like 70% or more of the paint`s gone/brassed away and the vulcanite`s totally fallen off.....because that`s just plain ugly condition
(a camera like that is out there someplace and I would put some $$$ into it for a restoration, because I would`nt mind having a freshly painted and restored CLA`d Leica IIIC K to work with.....)
 
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GoodPhotos said:
Does yours have "W.H." engraved on it?
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Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and came across via Google as I was searching for exactly the term above. I inherited a Leica IIIc and I am currently in search of information about it. Comments and Feedback welcome, regards from Germany 🙂
 

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135ti said:
Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and came across via Google as I was searching for exactly the term above. I inherited a Leica IIIc and I am currently in search of information about it. Comments and Feedback welcome, regards from Germany 🙂
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Hallo Hallo!

aaahhhh nochmals schone schone!

That`s a very rare Wermacht "Kugellager" Leica IIIC K Grey Paint 1943/44 issue, please go read my thread, I have one of it`s cousins (a 1945 US Army issued one)

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45057

I`m also sending you a private message

Grusse aus Florida

Tom
 
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I just had the chance to get some new photos of the "grey beauty".

@LeicaTom: thanks for the great information you provided to me about the IIIcK's. I learned a lot the last days 🙂
 

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My IIf RD

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135ti said:
I just had the chance to get some new photos of the "grey beauty".

@LeicaTom: thanks for the great information you provided to me about the IIIcK's. I learned a lot the last days 🙂
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Tolle Kamera. Pass auf damit. Das Ding ist ein Haufen Geld wert.


Alles Gute,

Harry Lime

PS:

Here is the contact information for James L. Lager of the Leica Historical Society of America. He is probabaly the foremost authority on these cameras. Perhaps you can send him the serial number and he will have more information.

James L. Lager
Leica Researcher and Historian
E-mail: jlager@bellatlantic.net
Phone: 201-768-5426
 
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Well, I just found and bought a "project" Leica IIIC

a perfect candidate for a everyday USER

http://cgi.ebay.com/LEICA-IIIC-35MM-RANGEFINDER-CAMERA-BODY-397437-NR_W0QQitemZ260157177207QQihZ016QQcategoryZ30030QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

A very very late "Half Race" stepper rewind camera #3974xx from the
February 13th, 1946 Leitz factory order
(My other "Half Race" IIIC is also from that same day`s order)

I`m having second thought`s about having this camera painted, it`s still on it`s way in the mail, if the chrome`s really really nice, I`m going to LEAVE it alone and just have it recovered and new curtains and a full CLA.....

I`ll let everyone know what I decide when I receive it from the mail

Tom
 
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