Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:47 PM 12/23/97 -0600, Dave wrote: >I have a screw mount Leica camera I don't know the model or period it >was made. The camera is serial # 539647, the lens is # 225815. The lens >is an Elmar 35mm f3.5. I shot some Ektachrome with reasonable results >considering that the lens is a little cloudy. What is this thing worth? >Is there a service available to bring Leicas like this one back to >"spec"? Any help or direction will be met with gratitude. This is a IIIf dating from early 1951, while the lens is much earlier, dating from 1934. The camera was built as a black-dial model and originally did not have DA, though, of course, both might have later been changed. The approximate value of an E grade IIIf BD is around $400 to $450. Repair shops abound: I personally recommend John Van Stelten (Focal Point), Ken Ruth (Bald Mountain), or Camera Paradise, though other folks will recommend other craftspeople. Marc msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!