Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]They are good but simplified copies of the Leica models they supposedly are modelled after. Do not allow yourself be fooled by the gorgeous markings and special finishes. I have come across a model with gold (looking) plating, wood (mahogany!) instead of Vulcanite, marked Bildberichter (photo reporter) with Reichsadler (Reich´s eagle) and swastikas - straight from Moscow. At a cheap price they can be fun and they are quite reliable if properly adjusted and the quality of the lenses is not that bad. BTW the early un-tampered versions are more valuable than the respective Leicas they are modelled after. The Soviets were the first to copy Leicas - before WW II. All the best! Raimo Personal photography homepage at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen - -----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net> Vastaanottaja: Leica-Users-Group <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Päivä: 13. kesäkuuta 2001 20:09 Aihe: [Leica] Russian Leica Copy Heresy >Has anyone tried to shoot one of the "Russian" LTM copies that are showing >up....? Do they properly accept LTM Lenses? Are the cameras in tolerance >when received? Do they last? > >They look like a Leica IIIC of IIIF. Sometimes in gold with audacious >markings...! > > >Frank Filippone >red735i@earthlink.net > >