Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/20
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Dans un courrier daté du 20/02/02 20:09:51 Paris, Madrid,
bernard.degaute@skynet.be a écrit :
> 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
I've seen many fakes like that . Look at the focus roller behind the lens ,
is it a true roller or simply a skate ?
JO GOODTIMES
Metz / France
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