Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/07/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dear Kent - Your Leica s/n 167965 was originally a Leica Standard or E. made in 1935 and had no RF or VF. It has been factory upgraded to a model III by the addition of a range-finder & viewfinder. The Elmar lens was also made about 1934 or 1935 and would therefore be uncoated. In its original state as a model I (E); in the condition you describe, it would be a collectible camera worth about $650, but as a common model III - only half that. Collectors consider the camera to be what it is upgraded to - rather than what it was originally, original state Leicas are usually more desirable than upgrades Marvin Moss