Re: [Leica] Leica III advice

["Dan Post" <dwpost@email.msn.com>]

Check with DAG- he refurbed by IIIa and replaced a shutter release collar-
he may have the RF rings as well. Good work, and work every penny. If you
don't wanna mess with it, I'll take it off your hands, and you can double
your money!! :)

Don Goldberg:
2451 Thatcher Lane
McFarland, WI 53558
608-838-4769

Dan

- -----Original Message-----
From: Jerome Bonhomme <bonhomme@rohan.sdsu.edu>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 3:32 PM
Subject: [Leica] Leica III advice


>Hi All!
>
>I just bought an old Leica at an estate sale. This is my first time ever
>owning & operating a Leica screwmount. I had been looking forward to that
>for a long time. I think this is a IIIa (body #183058.) It came with a
>Summar f5/2 lens. Although the people who saled it must have thought it
>was an old  piece of junk (they wanted $30 for it) it looks in a very nice
>shape.  It came with the original Leica accessory books and stamps from
>the shop where it was purchased. My guess is that the person had been the
>only owner. Only visible problem: one of the RF eye pieces is missing. The
>RF itself was very dusty but works fine. So does the shutter (at least so
>it seems.)
>
>Could any of you advise me on the type of cleaning/maintenance I could do
>prior to using it or if I'd better have it serviced? Any good place in the
>San Diego/L.A. area? I did not dare doing more than a superficial cleaning
>of it since I am far from being a specialist. Also any idea where I could
>find a replacement eye-piece?
>
>Thanks for the help
>
>--Jerome
>