Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/20

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica II gold ?
From: Doug Herr <telyt@earthlink.net>
Date: 20 Feb 2002 11:35:50 -0800

On Wed, 20 February 2002, "Bernard Degaute" wrote:

> 
> A good friend of mine is back from China with a RF camera which was sold as
> a Leica (it's engraved so ...).
> In fact the camera looks like a Leica II - serial number 2570** (according
> to Cameraquest it's a IIIa from 1937 but my friend's one has only one speed
> dial) gold (or patent brass) with very few scratches for a 65 year old
> camera. The shutter is very noisy and hard to release compared to my IIf.
> The lens is a classical Elmar 50/3.5 (gold too !!!) serial 639125** with the
> old serie of figures (3.5 - 4.5  - 6.3 and so on).
> My friend is very happy with his first journey in China and his new camera
> but is it a Leica or a fake ?? I never heard about pre war gold II with gold
> Elmar.
> And if it's a fake how can I break the news to him?
> 
> TIA
> 
> Bernard
> bernard.degaute@skynet.be
> 
> 
 
Fake.  Breaking the news to him is up to you.
 

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
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