Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/06/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]tmwyse@centuryinter.net wrote: > > Help, > I just picked up (stole I hope) another old body and other stuff, the > body is ser no 3497xx, it has range finder housing a separate piece, it > appears flash sync has been added at some time as there is a pc conection > just below the flash shoe on the range finder housing, it came with an f2 > 50 Summitar that it appears someone tied to get into and made a mess, the > glass is excellent but it appears (comparied to another one i have) that > the collapsable part is out of line by one third circumference of mount > and someone tried to get into it and fix it and has gotten all the shutter > leaves out of their mounts and suggestions as to who to send body for cla > and lens to would sure help. > > it also came in a cute litte brown leather over metal (i think) case > line in red velvet, the case is small 7x4 1/2 x 5 it has made in Germany > but now other marks excpet on latch where it letters TURNYT and a > IKA no and key No. I don;t know if this is a Leica case or not. > > Any info you could provide would sure be appreciated. > Thanks > Tom According to Sartorius' book, this serial number is included in a series of IIIbs, "Model G" produce in 1940. The Summitar was the standard lens and quite good. This is model is quite common. Approximately 128,000 were made.