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There is another one, just simple III, but with a story - it was the main working camera of great 20th soviet reporter Sergey Shimansky, through its lens was cover the face of totally deleted Kiev-city, prewar old looking historical view, now only in enciclopedia. During the WWII mr.Shimansky dozens times published chronicles in newspapers of Soviet-Finnish War, German Campaign and Nurnberg Process. Also camera was in first russian expedition in Himalaya, and the most world famous shots were made by it in Occupied Leningrad during the war - in every russian history book printed many shots from this ve-e-e-ry strong Leica III

Historical shots from it:

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full review:
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Yan Silis said:
There is another one, just simple III, but with a story - it was the main working camera of great 20th soviet reporter Sergey Shimansky, through its lens was cover the face of totally deleted Kiev-city, prewar old looking historical view, now only in enciclopedia. During the WWII mr.Shimansky dozens times published chronicles in newspapers of Soviet-Finnish War, German Campaign and Nurnberg Process. Also camera was in first russian expedition in Himalaya, and the most world famous shots were made by it in Occupied Leningrad during the war - in every russian history book printed many shots from this ve-e-e-ry strong Leica III
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Don't you wish we could all see pictures from our previous owners' cameras? How did you ever end up with that camera?
 
grapejohnson said:
Don't you wish we could all see pictures from our previous owners' cameras? How did you ever end up with that camera?
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Iit was so special feeling first time I saw it - It was shining like the most wonderful and costly diamond. It has energy fluids - all sounds of war, pain, honour hide in its shutter *click-cluck*... I don't use this camera, nor because it is not working, contrary - it is still perfect, but now it is more than camera, it's a symbol.
 
Jan Pedersen said:
Semrich, i am curious about the book shown in the photo of your converted II
Who is the author? Thanks.
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Jan, I missed this at first, sorry about the delay to reply. The book is "Ara Güler's Istanbul" published by Thames and Hudson. Ara Güler is Turkey's most famous photographer, and a former Magnum photographer.
 
Jean-R said:
Yan Silis your camera and history attached to these ; is simply staggering !
Very impressive ! looking forward to see other pics from your collection ! 🙂
Do you have a IIIcK ?
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Thank you for such a good words! I will try to surprise you a bit more, nor with IIIc K, sorry, I have it but honestly it is just an excellent fake, I think even could sell it on ebay as real, but not my style - just keep for collection, hope one time best fakes will cost much more than original - the story of Rome's coins told it... I will post more shots in march, now in Thailand with Leica II and Summar, making many many shots on b&w wide open (oh, that crazy Summar, you know...😉)) and damn call names when loading brass cassete with film in the dark toilet.
 
Yan Silis said:
Thank you for such a good words! I will try to surprise you a bit more, nor with IIIc K, sorry, I have it but honestly it is just an excellent fake, I think even could sell it on ebay as real, but not my style - just keep for collection, hope one time best fakes will cost much more than original - the story of Rome's coins told it... I will post more shots in march, now in Thailand with Leica II and Summar, making many many shots on b&w wide open (oh, that crazy Summar, you know...😉)) and damn call names when loading brass cassete with film in the dark toilet.
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Hahaha I really meant what I said this is an incredible story and collection !
I am at first a WWII aircraft entousiast, specially german ones ( no political interets I prefer to mention that directly , just design ! ) that is why IIIcK also got my attention, but I am also interested in all Screw mounted ! My interest in WWII leads me to admire the Ex-Soviet reporter camera you have great story !

By the way, it is not so related to this tread but anyone knows something about the BSK16 aircraft gun camera ?? I heard this was from Leica but not sure at all !

I wish you a good travel in Thailand and nice pictures with this so nice lens ! 🙂
 
Jean-R said:
Hahaha I really meant what I said this is an incredible story and collection !
I am at first a WWII aircraft entousiast, specially german ones ( no political interets I prefer to mention that directly , just design ! ) that is why IIIcK also got my attention, but I am also interested in all Screw mounted ! My interest in WWII leads me to admire the Ex-Soviet reporter camera you have great story !

By the way, it is not so related to this tread but anyone knows something about the BSK16 aircraft gun camera ?? I heard this was from Leica but not sure at all !

I wish you a good travel in Thailand and nice pictures with this so nice lens ! 🙂
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I'm happy to hear your wishes!!!😉))) IIIcK is fantastic but ultra rare, even the O's Leica for Left-handed photographers (Did you know that Oskar Barnack was left-handed and made very few cameras for such a friends?) is more common. I will try to investigate about BSK-16 at home, something heard about it or may be I get wrong.
 
Well Yan, please do continue to show off your collection! It is also very nice to see that you actually use some of it. Thumbs up ! 🙂

I'd like a "false" grey IIIcK for myself, to use it without fear. It would go along fine with my screw-mount Zeiss lenses.
 
buzzardkid said:
Michael,

Seems like flash lighting on that frontal shot, all others have less pronunced sheen.

And, FED never issued a body with a slow times dial, at least not as a production camera. Slim chance that this camera could have a FED shell, I'd say...🙂
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I stand corrected, not thinking straight! And Nash tells us that he has given it a good clean too. So real deal indeed.

However, I am going to trawl through my archives because somewhere I am sure I have seen reference to a mostly non Leica III, OK so not a Fed either...

The other reference I cannot find is a picture from the Fed factory in the very early days showing assembly of what looks like a black Leica I clone...can anyone help?
 
However, I am going to trawl through my archives because somewhere I am sure I have seen reference to a mostly non Leica III, OK so not a Fed either...

The other reference I cannot find is a picture from the Fed factory in the very early days showing assembly of what looks like a black Leica I clone...can anyone help?[/QUOTE]

Answered my own question with thanks to the Fedka.com website which I am sure most of you know already!

See:

The Dzerzhinsky Commune: Birth of the Soviet 35mm Camera Industry by Oscar Fricke.
 
buzzardkid said:
Hello Bolas,

is that an original Leica case you have with the camera? Never seen one like that, with the large script and the rounded nose...


Lovely camera, the bakelite lens cap is real nice too!
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Well, i have no idea if that case is original. According to the camera's s/n it was made in 1939. All i can say it was a original set - camera + lens + lens cap and yellow filter + this case. Seems genuine to me, but i do not have much experience with Leicas. Letters indeed brought my attention, they seemed to be a little different than normal.
 
Whatever, it is very nice case and the weird logo is all part of its character. AND it has kept that camera in great condition.

Cases were made by many suppliers and I reckon some of those that we cherish were never 'proper' Leitz items.

Is there a filter on that lens?

Michael
 
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