[Leica] Leica Worth Leica II III IIIa shoot with them almost every day...

[Mark Kronquist]

That serial number codes to a very common Leica IIIa. However, the VAST (all but 800? the number is questionable) were chrome

The Summar has some fans for dreamy, soft images but, generally is regarded as a body cap by those of us who own and use Barnack Cameras…

Leica III in black body-I purchased one this month nice user for sub $350 from ebay 

Summar lens-maybe on a good day $100 (there are collectible ones with pips for Agfa Color Filters, Non standard versions but…)

Leica II Black Common	NO SLOW SPEEDS ON FRONT NO STRAP LUGS
Leica III Black Common has slow speeds and strap lugs Top speed 1/500th
Leica IIIa Black RARE as heck top shutter speed 1/1000th


Leitz offered many conversions of SM Cameras (just as you could have M4-P frames added to your M2/4/4-2) 

If it is a Black IIIa grab it at any price

Otherwise your $700 is more than fair.

Also on that $2000 number is that an “asking price” or a real closed auction price

Thanks


Mark in Oregon who is always looking to adopt SM cameras and lenses 


> On Oct 5, 2018, at 9:19 AM, Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> LUG:
> 
> I have a friend who wants to sell his father's Leica.  Tamarkin has given
> him a rough price of $700 but he has seen the same camera on EBay for $2000
> so he has asked my opinion.  I have no idea.  Does anybody here have an
> opinion?
> 
> "Just for information, the camera is a Leica D.P. R. Leitz Wetzlar, all
> black body Serial No: 194000.  The Lens is Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Summar f:5cm
> 1:2 Ser No: 219200.   The camera was made between 1933-35, and was one of
> 700 made at that time."
> 
> He sent me a photo but I don't think I can attach images on the LUG.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Tina
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