Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/11
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I have a sharkskin IIIc that I bought in 1984 in Chicago for $129; it came
with a trashed Summar as a body cap - the salesman wouldn't take any thing
off the price when I said I didn't want it - 'it's free'. I used this camera
a lot then, but the shutter often hung at 1/1000th. I took it back twice and
they sent it to Mid-state Cameras for repair, but they never reached the
problem. (as I'm selling a lot of stuff, I've been going through all my old
receipts).
The camera sat for a long time, until about 2002 when I sent it to DAG to
see if he could do anything with it. The first trip he changed the curtains
because they were gummy, but on testing after I got it back it still hung at
a 1000th. (This is when I bought the other IIIc I'm now trying to sell - I
was beginning to believe this camera was a goner). Don took it back, changed
out the bearings for no additional charge, and now my sharkskin runs
perfectly.
It has some brass pitting, is from 1949 (Phil, is yours a sharkskin?) and
will have to be pried from my cold dead fingers. I will always be grateful
to Don just for this, aside from having done something for nearly all of my
other Leicas.
----- Original Message ----
From: Phil Swango <pswango at att.net>
To: LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:36:48 PM
Subject: [Leica] Repairs by DAG
Today I received a UPS delivery of my IIIc from Don Goldberg (DAG), the
repair guy in Wisconsin. He replaced a shutter curtain and generally
cleaned things up. The camera now looks and feels basically like new. Even
the squinty finder is bright and usable, and the RF is super crisp and
accurate. DAG lived up to the good recommendations, so thanks to all who
have mentioned him in the past. Sherry Kreuter is equally skilled but I
think she no longer does screw-mount work so I went with Don for this one,
and would do it again. The camera was made in 1949 so it's turning 60. I
wonder how my DSLR will be working 60 years from now? ;-)
--
Phil Swango
307 Aliso Dr SE
Albuquerque, NM 87108
505-262-4085
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