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As promised:

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My observations are that`s a 1950`s American/Export base plate, camera looks like it`s been recovered and the lug rings are new, the curtain looks really nice, but it`s hard to tell if it`s an original just by looking at photos, the original ones have a texture and a sparkle to them, overall great looking example of a surviving Red Curtain camera, Happy Shooting with her! 🙂

Tom
 
Thanks Tom, I expected as much because of the 1/4" tripod socket. The camera is in a bit more solid condition then my 1942 IIIc, no play on the wind-up stem. She'll get a good work in the next two weeks. 🙂
 
Rare Exotic Leica Paperweight 1940 Leica IIIC NL

Rare Exotic Leica Paperweight 1940 Leica IIIC NL

The camera`s a 1940 Leica IIIC NL *Special Import for the Leitz Representative for the Netherlands Odin* (Holland) this camera was verified by Jim Lager to have been delivered in the late summer of 1940 AFTER the occupation of Holland by Nazi troops
*Odin was the main Leitz Importer for Holland from the early 1930`s till the mid 1990`s when they closed*

PLEASE NOTE : If there`s anyone on RFF who KNOWS any history about Odin Leitz Holland, please contact me at my email - winkermeister@aol.com

I call the camera a paperweight, because it needs some attention, it`s missing the bottom light shield, some viewfinder glass (both front and back) along with the RF trim rings, some proper body screws and some shutter parts and curtain fabric - I do plan on RESTORING the camera when I can, if anyone has some spare parts for "wartime" IIIC please let me know - Thx 🙂

Even though the cameras got some serious patina/issues it`s still presentable and very collectable camera, with 99% original vulcanite and some parts unique to the very first production Leica IIIC`s, it`s like finding a Leica dinosaur that I need to help piece back together again.....

This is one of the first 1,300 Leica IIIC`s ever made - and also note: this camera DOESN`T have a Red Curtain, it was from the original initial production of Leica IIIC`s that had black shutter curtains in 1940

NL Engraved Leica`s are pretty rare, starting off with Leica II`s and III`s, IIIB`s, "wartime" IIIC`s and a handful of IIIF`s, at best there`s only 10 or less of any one camera left, that was originally exported to Holland

The camera case is a rare black "flat nose" case for the 35 and 50mm Elmar lenses and that lens itself was also a very nice find, an original 1940 dated f3.5 Elmar 50mm with the uncommon shiny flat metal lens cap

Not a bad looking little kit here, though it`s been bruised and battered about a bit during it`s life, I bet if this camera coould talk, I`m sure it could teach us a major history lesson since July 1940

Tom
 
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Oldest in the bag

Oldest in the bag

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Just shot a test roll of XP2, all the speeds seem to work, bit of "glow" from the lens, but sharp, using scale focusing, though the RF is around somewhere.

Found it at Photo Skoda in Prague.

Lens is very clean, but I noted the reflections seem to make it look a bit grungy.

Will see if I can line up its cousins for a portrait, but this thread seems to have some legs. ;-)

Regards. John
 

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Hi Tom,

I don't know if you're aware of this or not but Don Goldberg offers various parts for screwmount Leica's on his website.

Check him out.

Good Luck, it's a very nice piece.

Steve
 
murrayb53 said:
Hi Tom,

I don't know if you're aware of this or not but Don Goldberg offers various parts for screwmount Leica's on his website.

Check him out.

Good Luck, it's a very nice piece.

Steve
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My now retired SM repair guy said Don really helped him out from time to time, plus, they had a source for the RF mirrors. I had given him the guts from a IIIf I had picked up and it all got sold with his tools. You guys might know of Al Banones, he is now in his 90's, we worked at the same shop 35 years ago.

Regards, John
 
murrayb53 said:
John,

Was it Al that had a repair shop in the basement of his home on Harlem Ave ?

Steve
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I am not sure of the street, I mostly saw Al at the shop or shows. I was at his house once, modest size, south burbs, and it still had the ramps from the time he took care of his son. I am pretty sure the shop was downstairs, I sat on the couch while he adjusted something for me. He used to stop in once a week to pick up repairs.

Al looked 60 when he was 85, I understand he is in failing health now, but I just missed him at the last show, so may see him Sept. 7 as I expect someone will bring him.

He started with correspondence courses in the 60's, and I was friends with Igor but had not realized at the time he had rebuilt a lot of cameras for Igor.


He sometimes could not get all the speeds adjusted, as he said, (I know some people disagree, but what do I really know) the camera was stored a long time with the shutter cocked and the spring was fatigued and he had to choose which speeds would be close, but you knew which ones to avoid.

There were some guys who would just soak the camera in benzene, get it clicking, and send it along.

Al's work generally held up, and if it did not he would re do it. Developed good sources and friends as well. He told me, but I have forgotten, who made his RF mirrors for him.

Almost all of my Leicas have been CLA'd and I am hoping the modern lubes are good enough to really last. A few Leicas have grown in to a rag tag collection.

When I started picking them up, I tried to avoid getting them serviced, later, I just assumed if they had not been recently serviced, they were headed to Al's.

Am not sure if his daughter is helping out, he spoke of moving to be near her, he looked good last time I saw him a year or so back, much younger than his years.

He used to shoot 8x10 at work, gave me a nice contact print of my H1a sporting the 35mm 2.3 lens he eventually talked me out of. Worked for GE or one of the big companies that used to HQ here.

Guys at the shows are beginning to look old, I just make sure there are no mirrors or photos of me. ;-)

Long post if it is the wrong Al. ;-)

Regards, John
 
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Leica Standard, Nickel Elmar

Leica Standard, Nickel Elmar

1932, I may have left this one out. Has a nice matching RF in a drawer. Found it in Brno, there were quite a few shops there, this was Pavel's collector shop, as he has two shops in Brno. He would open the shop at all hours for out of town visitors. Funny how much Leica you can talk with someone who does not speak English. I had a terrific Brno girlfriend, she scouted the shops and then took me on a tour. She is in one of my photos, the one at Arromanches, not the one with the most views, but they know each other. ;-)


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My 1953 IIIf RD with 1946 Leitz Summitar 50/f2.0. It will get some use tomorrow at my mother-in-law's group home (alongside my MP), where they are having a cookout party.

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The Latest Goodies Added to my Leica Stable....

The Latest Goodies Added to my Leica Stable....

My 1946 "Crossover" bearing, stepped rewind platform Leica IIIC #397xxx with a "wartime" 90 Elmar lens with an adjustable FIKUS hood and 1945/46 *only*
Black Nose VIOOH viewfinder

Nice little set up, the "Black Nose" VIOOH is pretty uncommon and was issued only 1945/46 to be used on the postwar US Army issue cameras, the nose was black paint due to Chrome shortages, I only wish they had continued with the Black Nose cone, it looks better than the chrome one in my opinion 😉

Tom
 
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