Leica LTM This was a lucky day for me...

[haempe]

What does the pressure plate look like?

Sorry, what is a "small-pin baseplate" exactly? I´m not familar with all details of early leica-variations...

 

[Roger Hicks]

The hole on early Leica baseplates hooks over a smaller pin or stud on the body than later models, where the pin or stud is 5mm in diameter. Of course I may just be reading the pin wrong in your pics.

The pressure plate looks early but is not the sort with a hole in. Then again, the pressure plate design apparently changed several times in the first decade or so in an attempt to get better film flatness.

Cheers,

R.

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Neat story, Haempe! And congratulations on your family find!! 🙂

 

[haempe]

The hole on early Leica baseplates hooks over a smaller pin or stud on the body than later models, where the pin or stud is 5mm in diameter.

Ah, thanks. The pin is 3mm.

The pressure plate looks early but is not the sort with a hole in. Then again, the pressure plate design apparently changed several times in the first decade or so in an attempt to get better film flatness.

I´m interested. What are good sources for those production-details in web or paper...?

@all: Thanks for rejoice with me. I will try to take this baton... (in the sporty interpretation- not sure if it is the correct term)

 

[Luddite Frank]

The lens is intriguing... the 2.5 Hektor was an early lens; most that I've seen had the "11 o'clock" Infinity lock. This one has a "7 o' clock" Infinity lock, suggesting it's either a late version of the lens, or was an early lens sent back to Leitz to be modified to work on the model III.

Very lucky find - the camera body shows the most minimal traces of brassing, suggesting it was not used a great deal !

Have it serviced, and use it gently !

 

[haempe]

The lens is intriguing... the 2.5 Hektor was an early lens; most that I've seen had the "11 o'clock" Infinity lock. This one has a "7 o' clock" Infinity lock, suggesting it's either a late version of the lens, or was an early lens sent back to Leitz to be modified to work on the model III.

The serial-number (123???) suggests to me its a lens around 1932. But I´m not sure about that.

 

[Pompiere]

@all: Thanks for rejoice with me. I will try to take this baton... (in the sporty interpretation- not sure if it is the correct term)

You have it correct, you are taking the baton from your father and hopefully passing it along to the next generation. Congratulations on a wonderful discovery.

 

[David 11084]

A wonderful story; make sure you use it!
David

 

[ramosa]

now that's a cool story and cool find.

 

[haempe]

The leica is going in the near future in treatment.
Let us hope the best for their convalescence.