Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I have a Leica iiic in my closet. [snip] >I've been told that the lens has "mold" even though I can't see it It's amazing how well these hazy, moldy, scratched lenses can work, though I'd have it cleaned if I were having the body worked on. >I'm thinking this could be a good "second camera" to the M-6. It's a very different camera from the M6. >Do I have a prayer of having this camera restored to working >condition? If so can anyone estimate a range of costs? Yes. Anything mechcanical can be fixed; as long as there are machine shops, mechanical Leicas can be kept running. The IIIc is the most common screwmount Leica and any of the "usual suspects" should be able to make it work like new. Anyone you'd want working on it will charge you around $250 to CLA the IIIc and clean the lens. My choice would be Sherry Krauter (krauter@warwick.net), but she's VERY slow working on screwmount Leicas. (She's had one of my IIIa's over a year now.) I'd seriously consider having new shutter curtains installed, period. My experience has been that the old curtains, even if they seem OK at the time of CLA, usually go south within a few months if you use the camera. Howard Sanner flagstad@mindspring.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html