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HuubL said:
Congrats with this beautiful classic.

You got to love these pretty Barnacks! What's with the torn film?
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Just bits of leader I had just cut to load it. Didn't have scissors, so I had to use a folding knife.

Roll is done, so hopefully I can find out tomorrow if it has any light leaks.
 
Finally getting around to posting my IIIF, from paulfish, to my desk:

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Took my IIIF for a walk yesterday .............. seems to be getting more use than its newer siblings
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What a joy to shoot with
 
I have had the IIIF for a year now and after a trip to see Youxin (cla, new shutter curtains and new beam splitter) it is like he sent me back a brand new camera (I fear I will never own a real new Leica in this lifetime) I gave in to temptation and bought this camera because of the Summicron with no cleaning marks but never thought I would enjoy it so much. I wasted the last 30 years thinking that these cameras were some how the redheaded step child to the M system but my opinion certainly changed by actually using one ...... now if I only had a black one etc....etc.....etc
 
After years telling myself not to buy one... an old repairman, friend of mine, sold me a chrome III for the price of a full CLA. Could not resist, and I already had a screwmount adapter...

Shown here with a strange 1935 sonnar f2 (in a f1.5 barrel :eek: ). Looks like an old hot-rod, small body / fat lens.


Leica III (1936), Jena Sonnar (1935) by s81h, on Flickr
 
Your IIIcK is in good hands Tom ;)


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I agree that the 135mm Hektor is a huge beast, the FIKUS makes it worse. I have a similar lens from 1946, but rarely find I need it.


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Leica IIIa (1937-38), factory upgrade with IIIf flash controls, SCNOO rapidwinder, Goatskin, ROSOL viewfinder and 50mm f/3.5 ELMAR (1937)
 
Mr_Flibble said:
Your IIIcK is in good hands Tom ;)


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I agree that the 135mm Hektor is a huge beast, the FIKUS makes it worse. I have a similar lens from 1946, but rarely find I need it.
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Ahh see it was Rick who bought that one..........yes a really fine specimen of the *very rare* Non-Stamped/Non marked IIIC Kness ~ yeah I photograph a camera with the Hektor on it purly for laughs, it's a really great prop, with that FIKUS hood and the VIOOH on top, looks like something from a Sci-Fi movie! :)

Like to see work shot with that camera soon......it was delivered with a f3.5/50 Elmar I believe according to the infos back from the Leica factory........too bad the original lens was long gone before I got the camera.

Funny but real 1945 issue Elmar 50's seem to me hard to find right now? - I'm still looking for one for one of my 45' K's.

Tom
 
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