Leica LTM Some 'Wartime' Leica pictures

Leica M39 screw mount bodies/lenses
That's a pretty big rig! :)

I took my two leicas with me to that event I mentioned. I had received my Summar lens just in time so that came along as well. Shot some Kodak BW400CN and Spector 200 Color. I'll have some pics monday or tuesday.

I took my Certo with me too. Hopefully it didn't misfire this time.
 
Olsen said:
They had very modern FN rifles, but 'one-shot-action only' to save ammunition and were very good at handling weapons and equipment, but could not ski nor swim - which they were here to learn.

Keeping arms at home is now very restricted in Norway and is only for certain volontare home guard units.
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Oh, the SLR (our version of the FN) was long ago. My last trip was when the SA-80 was introduced. It took several years before the teething troubles were sorted out.

I do remember the ski course actually combined skiing and swimming, when one had to demonstrate "self-recovery from broken ice" by skiing (with kit) in to a hole cut in the middle of a lake. Air-temperature was below minus 15C - although the instructors would pour a thermos of hot water into the hole beforehand, just to show they were warming up the water for us. Very considerate.
 
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I do remember the ski course actually combined skiing and swimming, when one had to demonstrate "self-recovery from broken ice" by skiing (with kit) in to a hole cut in the middle of a lake. Air-temperature was below minus 15C - although the instructors would pour a thermos of hot water into the hole beforehand, just to show they were warming up the water for us. Very considerate.
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Not something I would have looked forward to. As to considerate instructors, we had those when I took airborne training in Jan and Feb at Ft Bragg, NC back in '61. We had to strip to the waist, but then were allowed to put our fatigue jackets back on (already lost body heat).

The daily dozen had exercises for when the ground was wet, but that was OK, we just layed down in the snow and pretended we liked it. At least there was no question of wanting to do all our exercises. We couldn't wait to get started! Gives me some sort of bragging rights now, but I wouldn't look forward to doing it again.
 
Some more 'War Time' stuff taken last weekend at the Timberwolf Retreat Camp. An event held at the Timberwolf Museum in Achtmaal (Netherlands).
I stuck the freshly-arrived Summar on my Leica IIIc. I had intended to use my 90mm Elmar lens again, but I wanted to see what the Summar could do.

The film was Spector 200 Color, which came back a little purplish.

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Muggins said:
Here's one I took in an earlier existence. 50ASA Efke 120 film, Kodak No2 Folding Pocket Brownie Model B, dating to about 1911 - so absolutely period! Not up to Leica quality but neither are my skills or my wallet. :eek:

Adrian
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Adrian, I own a Kodak No.2 Box Brownie (model F), and a No.2 Autographic Folding Brownie (with bad bellows). I used them at a World War 1 event (I was dressed as fighter pilot from the United States Air Service) last april. I used TMAX 400 in the box and ADOX 125 in the folder.

some slightly off-topic photos *ahem*

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My friends Ad and Ed dressed up as Doughboys at the Passchendaele Museum in Zonnebeke

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I'll have some more pictures in a few days
 
ErikFive said:
How do you know what the army is like over here. We have forces in Irak and Afghanistan as well. I know several people that has done service both places. I was trained to go for a year in Kosovo. Do you think we played around with sticks? :p We even winter trained the US marines and I can tell you that they didnt hold up well in -22 fahrenheit in the north of Norway. Dont be a Ignoramus...;)

Yes I know we cant compare ourselfs to the US bla bla bla bla bla bla......

Sorry to the OP. I really like the pics. :)

Me back in the day: :D
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Familiar scenes, Erik,

I served in the same area - Sætermoen for 9 months (puh!). I was in an 'OPS' platoon, which demanded that you could ski well. But we were not allowed to take pictures, Erik. We had (at repetitions in the late 70') laser designators which were 'top secret'. - Now you can buy them 2.hand as scrap.

I also served 3 months at NATO headquarters at Kolsås at the same time as Alexander Haig were SACEUR (Supreme Allied Commander Europe) and talked to both him and his wife at several occations. He was later Chief of Staff for pres. Nixon and Secretary of State under Reagan. He was sympatetic and well liked. Contrary to the British Gen. Love (yeas, that's the name) that took over after Haig.

What kind of weapons are you carrying? MP3 and AG3?

And nice bank robber outfit!
 
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These are from the "Operation Pheasant" Event in May 2008.

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Taken with my Leica IIIa and either a 50mm or 90mm Elmar
 
If I recall correctly all except the last one were shot with Kodak BW400CN. The last one was shot with Spector 200 Color and desaturated in Photoshop.

My scanner is a HP G4050....a bit slow to my taste and is rubbish for scanning black/white negatives. these were scanned from the prints at 300ppi at highest color depth setting.
 
Mr_Flibble said:
Adrian, I own a Kodak No.2 Box Brownie (model F), and a No.2 Autographic Folding Brownie (with bad bellows). I used them at a World War 1 event (I was dressed as fighter pilot from the United States Air Service) last april. I used TMAX 400 in the box and ADOX 125 in the folder.
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Well well well! I occasionally use a No.2 Model F box Brownie as well - I have two. Not really WW1 vintage, but you'd need to be a pretty clued up photo dweeb to actually twig that if someone was carrying one. Lovely bits of kit - with the long body and the three Waterhouse stops, you've got something like f10, f20 and f30 so the depth of field is really good in decent light.

Nice pics too! (what was the topic we were getting off again?)

Adrian
 
Brownies aren't Leicas...*cough*

I know the Model F.s are from the interbellum period. I asked around concerning the stops before I used it. I think the consensus was something like f16, f22 and f32. My Autographic is also one of the later models with properly marked stops.
Perhaps one day when I'm done collecting WW2 period cameras I'll get a proper WW1 one.
 
Here are the men who have seen it all, with there bare eyes and through their cameras

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From l to r: sgt Ray Sievers, lt Efim Khaldei, sgt Fred L. Tonne. Also on the orig pic on the left (but not on this scan), sgt Ray D'Addario.
 
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Ron (Netherlands) said:
Here are the men who have seen it all, with there bare eyes and through their cameras

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From l to r: sgt Ray Sievers, lt Efim Khaldei, sgt Fred L. Tonne. Also on the orig pic on the left (but not on this scan), sgt Ray D'Addario.
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Impressive photo, well a very startling statement to the total destruction of most of the Major German cities in 1945

Where was this taken?

I suppose that it was further East (with the Russian officer) more than likely a suburb of Berlin?
(In 1945/46 we American`s were still on speaking terms with them.....but not for long!)
*NOTE* The black Leica II/III the one American has, these were the "mainstay" of the WW2 era personal cameras many GI`s used in the 1944/45 time frame, anything pre 1940 was seen on the front with American/British Photographers during the war - the Leica IIIC was a different matter, only a few hundred fell into Allied hands during WW2 and the most then saw use as they were issued POST WAR - May 1945/June 1946 to US Forces in Germany or captured by souvenir hunters ;)

I`m still LOOKING for OFFICIAL US GOVERNMENT paperwork CORFIRMING issuing Leica`s to the US Army Signal Corps, for COMBAT use during WW2, for our book research -

if anyone can help me please speak up! Thanks

Tom
 
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Is the Russian officer carrying a Baby Graflex? I assume he borrowed it from one of the Americans

It looks like Sgt Sievers has his War Photographer patch on his right sleave. I've read about it being done, but it's the first picture I've seen of this. Certainly the first time I've seen it on an M43 Jacket.

Sgt Toone, appears to be wearing a flight jacket.

I'm sorry I can't help you Tom. I'll ask over at the WW2 re-enactment board. Some of their "war photographers" have contact with the men who did the real deal.

Ron, I'm sure those guys would love to see this image too. Is it okay if I link it?
 
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