Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When a friend's father passed away last year, I was given his old Leica IIIf (at least that's what I was told it is). The camera is in pretty good shape cosmetically except for the fact that an attempt had been made to scratch off the Leica name on the top deck. I take this to mean that the camera was brought into the U.S. privately during the period when Customs required this effacement to prove that it hadn't been brought in by the official U.S. agent. The lens is a 50mm/3.5 Elmar. Unfortunately, one of the shutter curtains has jumped out of its track rendering the camera unusable. Also, the rangefinder patch is almost invisible. Is it economically feasible (or even possible) to have this repaired? Is it worth doing? If so, can anyone recommend a competent repair shop? I know next to nothing about new or old rangefinder Leicas so any assistance would be much appreciated. Regards, David Freedman