[Leica] [OM] IMG: My First Real Camera, Leica IIIa, 1952

[Nathan Wajsman]

A lovely piece of timeless design and engineering. I had a IIIf when I lived in Brussels in the 90s. Now my film Leica is an M2, roughly my age (60). Also lovely in every respect. I just shot a roll of Fuji Acros in it.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman

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> On 26 Jan 2021, at 19:06, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
> 
> Sitting at home in more or less confinement, I started looking through my images for ones that seemed significant.  This one caught my eye. It was taken about 13 years ago, but has much more history.  I began to get the photography bug in 1951, but could only afford a Kodak Brownie. As a young USAF Lt. with a wife to support, new photo gear was a dream.  I spent some of my free time in Trader Horn's used camera area of the Salem Camera Shop near our apartment in Dayton, Ohio, watching for a buying opportunity.  I finally found a used Leica IIIa with a new focal plane shutter and a coated Elmar 50/3.5 lens that I couldn't resist.  Researching the serial number told me it probably started life around 1934 as a Leica III, and was later factory converted to a IIIa with the addition of a top shutter speed of 1/1000 of a second.
> 
> This camera introduced me to a life-long hobby that has taken me through a number of cameras and systems, but, the quality of its images  was first class.  The early images are just as sharp as the ones I make today.
> 
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20210126-2006_0219LeicaIIIa0003small.JPG.html
> 
> Polished up in Lightroom and Photoshop.
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> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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