Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David Guidry wrote: > > I have a screw mount Leica camera I don't know the model or period it > was made. The camera is serial # 539647, the lens is # 225815. The lens > is an Elmar 35mm f3.5. I shot some Ektachrome with reasonable results > considering that the lens is a little cloudy. What is this thing worth? > Is there a service available to bring Leicas like this one back to > "spec"? Any help or direction will be met with gratitude. > Dave Dave, I think you have a IIIf from about 1951. The lens is considerably older, from 1934. To put a dollar value on what you have without knowing the condition, I'd say a few hundred. There are people who service these cameras. My favorite is Golden Touch (krauter@warwick.net) but there are others. Your best bet is to get that lens cleaned and take some pictures with it. The IIIf is a nice model to use. What kind of finder do you have for the 35?--hopefully the brightline. Have fun, Colin