Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1995/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi from the Emerald Isle - if there are any other Irish-based Leica buffs, I'd like to hear from them. I've been following the newsgroup for a number of months now, and I'm struck by how little has been said about the classic screw Leicas. After all that's where it all started. I've a couple of M3s and an M2 which are superb for ease of use and quality, but I get just as much pleasure using a Leica 1 with separate long-base horizontal rangefinder. It may be slower, but you can still get some amazingly good results with the original 3.5 Elmar. The body serial number, by the way is 171660. Can someone out there with a reference book give me the year of manufacture please? The last owner bought it secondhand in 1941 for £17 19s. 0d - that's about $70 when there were $4 to the £ way back then. My point is that there's little point in collecting these classics and not using them - that's the quick route to deterioration and a waste of a fine camera. But then I can't remember the last time I saw someone using a screw Leica - are they really all in collectors' showcases? Slan Alex Hurst Alex Hurst The Brambles Ballymaw Waterfall Nr. Cork Ireland Tel: +353 21 543 328 email: corkflor@iol.ie