Bingley
Veteran
IIIc, Summitar, and barndoor shade:
adrianzg
Established
first production leica ii and a late leica ii with a scnoo rapidwinder
first production leica ii
first production leica ii
maddoc
... likes film again.
IIIf with OKARO, VIOOH, 9cm Elmar 1:4.0 and 5cm Elmar red-scale. My 3.5cm Summaron 1:3.5 is missing here.
HuubL
hunter-gatherer
Gabor, Nice set! I like the filter on the 50mm Elmar. Is that a contemporary Leica filter?
TheHub
Well-known
IIIf RD ST on the left, with Elmar 50/3.5 and brightline viewfinder. I use this for serious photography on weekends, vacation, etc. Leather kit from cameraleather.com
IIIa on the right, with Summar 50/2. It was a bargain at under $200. Lots of scratches and brassing and I had to releather it myself. It's my pocket camera.
IIIa on the right, with Summar 50/2. It was a bargain at under $200. Lots of scratches and brassing and I had to releather it myself. It's my pocket camera.
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tonyj
Established
My latest acquisition from Leitz
My latest acquisition from Leitz
My latest acquisition, a 'Leica' 1, "Model A", or whatever its 'official' title is. The 'hockey stick Leica', the 'first production Leica' - the one with the self capping focal plane shutter, no rangefinder and an Elmar 50mm 3.5 non removeable lens (i.e. not without a screwdriver, etc.), etc., etc.
The user guide simply refers to it as a 'Leica' camera, - thats it.
Incidentally there is no mention of the name 'Leica' anywhere on the camera, but it does say 'Leica' on the lens cap. Proving this is the original lens cap however, may be a tall order.
Whatever it is, I am absolutely tickled pink to have found this clean and apparently well cared for 1929 version of a camera I have long wanted, and in what appears to be reasonable working order. A CLA is planned in the near future.
With luck and a degree of patience, I may eventually have some actual photos from the camera, but not until 2010.
My latest acquisition from Leitz
My latest acquisition, a 'Leica' 1, "Model A", or whatever its 'official' title is. The 'hockey stick Leica', the 'first production Leica' - the one with the self capping focal plane shutter, no rangefinder and an Elmar 50mm 3.5 non removeable lens (i.e. not without a screwdriver, etc.), etc., etc.
The user guide simply refers to it as a 'Leica' camera, - thats it.
Incidentally there is no mention of the name 'Leica' anywhere on the camera, but it does say 'Leica' on the lens cap. Proving this is the original lens cap however, may be a tall order.
Whatever it is, I am absolutely tickled pink to have found this clean and apparently well cared for 1929 version of a camera I have long wanted, and in what appears to be reasonable working order. A CLA is planned in the near future.
With luck and a degree of patience, I may eventually have some actual photos from the camera, but not until 2010.
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Melvin
Flim Forever!
Leica II with original elmar 1932
brainwood
Registered Film User
Leica IIIg CV Nokton 50/1.5
FPjohn
Well-known
Hello:
I realize this is a beauty show but I have a question based on the many fine LTMs displayed. Was there variety in the early versions of vulcanite that determined wear patterns? We see here the brown - grey, but generally intact cover, wear pattern on many IIIx cameras?
yours
FPJ
I realize this is a beauty show but I have a question based on the many fine LTMs displayed. Was there variety in the early versions of vulcanite that determined wear patterns? We see here the brown - grey, but generally intact cover, wear pattern on many IIIx cameras?
yours
FPJ
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Dralowid
Michael
Apart from the grey cameras all vulcanite started life black. Brown is as a result of exposure to chemicals or simply sunshine. Texture changes a few times over the years.
Michael
Michael
archive59
Established
Arrived yesterday
Arrived yesterday
1936 Leica III
I've been looking for a black LTM user for a little while and finally managed to get this one off Ebay. The rather unusual 'smoke stack' of a soft release seems to be quite usable. There is also a metal band clamped around the Summar to give click-stops on the aperture that I think may end up being less usable given its firmness.
Arrived yesterday
1936 Leica III
I've been looking for a black LTM user for a little while and finally managed to get this one off Ebay. The rather unusual 'smoke stack' of a soft release seems to be quite usable. There is also a metal band clamped around the Summar to give click-stops on the aperture that I think may end up being less usable given its firmness.
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beyond
Jason Beyond
My unit
Luddite Frank
Well-known
Very nice camera, Melvin !
I have a black II s/n 77xxx with nickel Elmar s/n 99xxx.
Looks like yours has a shutter-speed dial for the external flash sync attachment (VACU) ?
Thanks for sharing !
Luddite Frank
bigeye
Well-known
Emref
Newbie
raid
Dad Photographer
Standard Leica with W-Rokkor 21mm 4.0 [on right] and Leica IIIf with Canon 19mm 3.5 [on left].
The two lenses are vintage non-retro focus lenses worthy of Leica cameras.
The two lenses are vintage non-retro focus lenses worthy of Leica cameras.
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