Erik van Straten
Veteran
A single film holder. I wonder how many of these were even used once.
Nice to have one!
Erik.
Nice to have one!
Erik.
David Hughes
David Hughes
That's the wonder of ebay that lets us all be snappers up of unconsidered trifles... 'though Autolycus would have a fit if he knew what I paid for it in terms of the money of his day.
Regards, David
PS Talking of trifles reminds me that I've looked for words like MAFON in Leica's codes but got nowhere.
And the other Leica link is that Autolycus claimed to be the son of Hermes.
Gordon Coale
Well-known
Sometimes you end up where you started
Sometimes you end up where you started
This was my Grandfathers Leica IIIc he bought it in 1949 when he went to Japan during the Occupation. It was instrumental in my founding gordy's camera straps but that is another story. He gave it to me in the early 1970s. In recent years I replaced the shutter and beam splitter. I thought that a Leica M3 might be a better camera, certainly a more modern camera. I bought one 6 years ago. It's a beautiful camera but I am going back to my IIIc for three reasons. First, it is easier to focus. The IIIc has a separate rangefinder window that magnifies 150%. Second, using a brightline auxiliary viewfinder gives a much larger and brighter image that any M series camera. It makes a big difference with older eyes. Third, it is smaller. It fits in my vest pocket. So I will be selling my M3 and my IIIg and keeping my IIIc as well as my IIIa and 1935 Leica Standard. I really like the smaller cameras. But then that was why Oskar Barnack invented them.
Sometimes you end up where you started
This was my Grandfathers Leica IIIc he bought it in 1949 when he went to Japan during the Occupation. It was instrumental in my founding gordy's camera straps but that is another story. He gave it to me in the early 1970s. In recent years I replaced the shutter and beam splitter. I thought that a Leica M3 might be a better camera, certainly a more modern camera. I bought one 6 years ago. It's a beautiful camera but I am going back to my IIIc for three reasons. First, it is easier to focus. The IIIc has a separate rangefinder window that magnifies 150%. Second, using a brightline auxiliary viewfinder gives a much larger and brighter image that any M series camera. It makes a big difference with older eyes. Third, it is smaller. It fits in my vest pocket. So I will be selling my M3 and my IIIg and keeping my IIIc as well as my IIIa and 1935 Leica Standard. I really like the smaller cameras. But then that was why Oskar Barnack invented them.
Ditto! I prefer the smaller barnacks to any M, for all the same reasons.
d.dulin
Established
not a picture of my leica ii and elmar but rather pictures taken with them.
000315110015 by Drew Dulin, on Flickr
000315110011 by Drew Dulin, on Flickr
000315110010 by Drew Dulin, on Flickr
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000315110006 by Drew Dulin, on Flickr
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d.dulin
Established
side note: my penny washer/shim worked perfectly, film is now aligned and above the sprokets.
maddoc
... likes film again.
This Nikkor 35mm lens is high on my wish list! Interesting grip also!
lxmike
M2 fan.
stunning beautiful in a rugged way
johannielscom
Snorting silver salts
p.giannakis
Pan Giannakis
Erik van Straten
Veteran
Great, Pan, a IIc!
Erik.
Erik.
p.giannakis
Pan Giannakis
Yes, a 1952 IIc with a coated Elmar of the same year.
Also, a couple of pin holes on the shutter curtains too...
It is awaiting it's turn to go to Alan Starkie for a curtain replacement ...
Erik van Straten
Veteran
Lovely shot of the kids.
The holes are very small, not too difficult to repair them yourself with some very small patches of ivory black artists oil paint applied on the back of the curtains.
It is very easy to open a IIc: take out the two screws on the front (in the vulcanite) and the four (or five) screws of the top plate near the vulcanite and you can take the shell off from the top. Just slide it off. The pressure plate and its two tiny springs will come loose, so take care. After smearing a really tiny bit of oil paint (undiluted, look with a loupe if the holes are really closed) on the holes you can close the camera. The top and bottom of the pressure plate are different, the thin side must point downwards to leave space for loading the film.
Erik.
The holes are very small, not too difficult to repair them yourself with some very small patches of ivory black artists oil paint applied on the back of the curtains.
It is very easy to open a IIc: take out the two screws on the front (in the vulcanite) and the four (or five) screws of the top plate near the vulcanite and you can take the shell off from the top. Just slide it off. The pressure plate and its two tiny springs will come loose, so take care. After smearing a really tiny bit of oil paint (undiluted, look with a loupe if the holes are really closed) on the holes you can close the camera. The top and bottom of the pressure plate are different, the thin side must point downwards to leave space for loading the film.
Erik.
Highway 61
Revisited
Some remarkable stuff for fixing small holes in the shutter curtains is the Pébéo Setacolor Opaque black paint (acrylic). Specially designed for painting on fabric. Made in France. Will remain supple when dry, won't get brittle over time.
Stores list here :
http://en.pebeo.com/Pebeo/Where-can-you-buy-our-products
Stores list here :
http://en.pebeo.com/Pebeo/Where-can-you-buy-our-products
Erik van Straten
Veteran
Artists oil paint is also designed for painting on fabric. The pigments of ivory black are totally light proof as can be seen on paintings by masters like Raphael, Titian, Tintoretto and Caravaggio. These pigments endured strong lights for hundreds of years.
Erik.
Erik.
Dralowid
Michael
Also take care of the rangefinder cam, push it in to clear.
Highway 61
Revisited
I would not dare putting the pigments used by Raphael, Titian, Tintoretto and Caravaggio under the mechanical motion and friction conditions they would have to endure on some daily working focal plane fabric drum rollers shutter curtains. But, who knows - this could be interesting as the ultimate modern art experience before the four-Thursdays-week.
Using black paint for fixing light leaks on some shutter curtains isn't only a matter of the light proof quality of the paint but of its resistance to repeated torsion and friction.
I don't have your wonderful artistic culture and knowledge - who could ? - but I have successfully used the Pébéo black paint I mentioned above on several shutter curtains units, and some had quite interesting light leaks believe me, with large areas of the light tight coatings having gone away. So far those shutters still work light tight and the stuff I used hasn't failed. And - I am not the only one on this planet who can tell that the Pébéo Setacolor Opaque acrylic black paint designed for fabric is a very valid option for whom wants to fix fabric shutter curtains with light leaks without replacing the curtains first.
p.giannakis
Pan Giannakis
Thanks guys for your comments, I will give it a try.
d.dulin
Established
loading up the IId and Elmar combo with some expired Arista Premium. Note the Penny in the bottom plate acting as a film canister shim.
Also debating selling the IId in favor of a IIIf and leicavit combo so this may be the last roll through it.
IMG_0485 by Drew Dulin, on Flickr
Also debating selling the IId in favor of a IIIf and leicavit combo so this may be the last roll through it.
IMG_0485 by Drew Dulin, on Flickr