Thank you Victor. I appreciate it. I also got an email back from Youxin last night about the lens being "off" and he said it was normal as they match fitted the lens to body back then (I always wondered how that alignment worked) and by the serial numbers - lens is around 1949 and body around 52/53. The orientation is a weird feeling though compared to an M lens.

I am heading to Youxin's hopefully sometime this weekend to drop the camera off for a CLA. He can also take care of the sluggish aperture ring.

I can see how these cameras can become quite addicting :) ...

One other general question... I noticed two raised bumps on the film counter; one btween 7 & 8 and the other between 27 & 28? Do you know what purpose they serve? I'm guessing to allow you to grab onto it with a fingernail to adjust the counter to 0 after reloading? Thanks again...

Arr, same here on my iiia - I've been using them for just what you describe - so I hope that's what they're for!

Leica IIIc w/ VC 25/4.0 in the hands of a master:

IIF Just in
 

IIIF with Summicron 50mm f/2
Took delivery Nov. 28, 2007


Hoping to heal the digital damage I have undergone!

Congrats, Durwood! The IIIf should help you recover!

Durwood: Wow, that's beautiful! The covering seems to be in gorgeous condition.

Robert V. ~ like the photo! (...and the camera, of course.)

It's from KEH and yes the body looks almost new!

Thanks, guys!

My 4 musketteers ...
 

Leica 3G
Leica 3f Red Dial ST
Leica 3f Red Dial
Leica 2B

Thx

How much you want to spend? I think a CV21/4 and finder would look rather nice on that.

Also an Elmar 50mm f3.5 (or Industar 22) for it's sheer smallness, which is a positive characteristic of this camera.

Here's a new pic of the IIIc, with its new 'fixed' summi... the reflection in the lens of the serial number ruins the photo, but its too early in the morning (11am, still technically the night before) to photoshop it out

My IIIA arrived missing the covering for the eyepiece on the right. Does anyone know where I can get one of these? Thanks

I always liked this shot of my IIIa and Summitar.

I inherited this puppy and it needs some TLC . . .



http://www.flickr.com/photos/musican...7594394808981/

Looks good to me. That's often the shape I get 'em in... I Love a challenge! Have fun! My motto: "Beater is Better!"

DAG carries some parts. If you don't see it there, give 'em a call.

Pesphoto, that piece is not easy to find on the bay, but DAG have those parts, better contact them:http://www.dagcamera.com/leica.htm
only the window cost 25 and there also the metal ring that holds it. it's going to be expensive!

Thanks! Dag does has the parts in stock. $32 for the window and metal ring together.

Just a thought: can't you just take a Orako orange filter? Should cost about the same and would improve focussing.. Don't know whether on your model you replace the window with the Orako or if you put the Orako above the clear glass window, afair the Orako has no thread.

The orange filter fits over the window rim with a slip fit. You have to have the window installed first. DAG had both sizes, the Orako and the Okaro, when I bought one for my IIIf. The IIIa and IIIf filters are not the same size.

Jim N.

Can you educate me about this orange filter? Is it a better way to go?

Sorry pesphoto, it won't solve the issue _instead_ of the clean window..

Gonna send the $$ to Dag tomorrow.

I have one on my IIIa as the RF was a little dim. It increases the contrast between the two windows and makes focusing easyer.

Thanks Flash, might look into getting one of those as well.

Mine came from DAG and at $25.00 I thought it was a bargin.

Or for cheapskates like me, use a piece of coloured acetate from a cheap Cokin filter :D

Smart man.

So young and already so wise!

How did it go meeting your fan, Ash? Hairy or perky?

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 :D

I'll let everyone know if my fan is a hairy bald truck driver called barry, on wednesday night I hope ;)

What? I missed this story.

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/foru...ad.php?t=32578

EDIT: Just ordered my first xmas present - nice and rough Summar f/2 from mw classic. Hopefully it wasn't already sold. It'll go on the Leica Standard (yes, a Summar was cheaper than an Elmar!)

Here is a picture of my IIIAmiddle) in the company of a first year of production Fed !(left) and a Zorki 1B(right).

I started reading the LTM part of the forum a few weeks ago, and lo and behold: a IIIc and a IIIg have joined the M's. I blame this thread, so I'll show off mine:
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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.

Here are two shot on print film. I've got some shot on Tri-X but my scans aren't that good.

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.


Raid

ths is a summitar one with leica 2c

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/phot...92&ppuser=7461

Mauro

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.