Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Help to Identify Leica
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 16:04:49 -0400

At 01:16 PM 7/19/01 EDT, KE7GMx@cs.com wrote:
>Hi Guys: I just recently bot a Leica and I' m having a problem in
identifying 
>what it is. Ho about some help from you experts in unraveling this puzzle?
>LTM camera w/50mm- f.3.5 Elmar, coated. Has Rangefinder, slow shutter
speeds, 
>neckstrap lugs, infinity focus on rear of ViewFinder Window, engraved,
"Leica 
>(script) D.R.P., Germany, Ernst Leitz Wetzlar", shutter speed dial has 
>'lobes' on the top O.D. and also on the hub (3 lobes on top and one on Hub), 
>shutter speed dial has three setscrews, Regular Shutter Speed Dial has "Z" 
>for time and Slow Speed Dial has "T" for time, no detents on slow speed
dial, 
>finished in "leica" satin chrome; a beautiful job!!
>THe camera is almost a mint. The lens mounting flange has a few very small 
>specks where the chrome finish has "flaked." and the depth of field 
>engravings and focus distrances on the lens flanges are reversed - distances 
>are engrsaved on the body flange.
>Is this a Leica II that has had slow speeds added, neckstrap lugs and 
>infinity focus to create a Leica III or IIIA? Or is it a fake Leica?
>Your comments would be most welcome. Bill Carson, La Conner

It might help if you would post the serial number from the camera, Bill.


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