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Frank, I was meant to meet her on tuesday, but now its wednesday. Tomorrow I'll be trying to shoot a test roll through the Leica instead, to see whether I can pull myself away from the Contax II 😀

I'll let everyone know if my fan is a hairy bald truck driver called barry, on wednesday night I hope 😉
 
Welcome to RFF MizBrown! Excellent reward for your labour. Do you have any images to post made with that Summitar? It's an interesting lens.
 
I am Viewer Nr. 21,000. Congratulations, Rich.


The old Leica cameras grow on you. I also have a Leica IIIc which I find quite similar to the Canon IVsb.


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A few week I've been given this Leica Ia-I looks awfull ans is screaming for a CLA!
Interesting to me is that I know a little bit of it's history: it was in use at the University of Wageningen before WW2.
 

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Maurice said:
A few week I've been given this Leica Ia-I looks awfull ans is screaming for a CLA!
Interesting to me is that I know a little bit of it's history: it was in use at the University of Wageningen before WW2.
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Very nice Maurice. Great to have a Leica from From Wageningen University!
 
My leica that I picked up today at a second hand store. There is a huge scratch over where it says "leica".

I was not happy about it till I asked, "how much"?

The lady says to me $80.00, I then asked if she would take $50.00. She said yes. so now I have my 3C with a big scratched out Leica on it.

Everything is really clear on it a very functional. all the speeds seem accurate, and the rangefinder is very clear too. Dosen't even seem out of alignment. Shutter curtain is pristine as well. No cracks on the coverings either. very little ware at all.

I wonder why some one would scratch it out? it just makes no sense at all.

The lens is a Sumitar 5 cm 1:2. The ap ring is a little tight to turn but quite useable. and there is no fogging or seperation either. Chrystal clear, with no scratches at all on the glass.
 
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You lucky sod!!

Maybe the scratched out Leica was due to the age when it was first used. Possibly a photographer concious of anti-german feelings from WWII-era. Maybe so that someone wouldn't steal it, since it looks so damn unhealthy with that scratching!

Who knows. No matter. You picked up a bargain!!!
 
Sometimes, when a product was imported privately, US Customs would force the owner to scratch out the brand name because the rights to distribute that brand in the US belonged exclusively to someone else.
 
My first Leica II

My first Leica II

Hello, My first post here at RFF,

I've got this Leica II recently, enjoying it very much along with my M3.
I'm looking for Leica III black paint.
I love it more and more everytime I look at it .
it's becoming one of my obsession, talking to my camera.... 🙄
 
Welcome to RFF, Suzi.Q!
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Black L.IIIs can still be bought at reasonable prices. Good luck! And you're welcome to share some Gallery photos when you get time!
 
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Here Is My leica that I picked up today at a second hand store. There is a huge scratch over where it says "leica".
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Odd. Someone painted over "Ernst Leitz" on my SM Summicron. Maybe they were attacked by the same vandal. I never understood why someone would want to remove the name of the manufacturer from the lens, and not remove "Summicron", too. The name kind of gives away the manufacturer.

I had always assumed that it went in for a CLA, and whoever was doing the job was careless with his/her spanner wrench and had scratched the bejesus out of the Ernst Leitz name, and had painted over it. Not quite sure what the reasoning would be behind yours, though.
 
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