Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Uh way back in the early 1990's I imported Feds adn Zorkis (and everything else) by the boat-load. If you want to send some jpgs to me at mak@teleport.com, I can probably help you ID the camera thanks Mark -----Original Message----- >From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> >Sent: Apr 11, 2006 5:08 PM >To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >Subject: [Leica] RUSSIAN KGB leica?" > >Howdy Crew, >Hopefully someone out there in LUGLAND has some idea whether this is for >real or a phoney Russian KGB Leica knock off camera? > >Sunday at the Vancouver camera swap meet Peter Kline pointed out the >"Russian Leica" I had to sell was engraved with NKGB and some other Russian >script. Tom Abrahamsson suggested I should put it out of site until it >could >be verified in some manner whether it was for real or not. > >So over to you crew, does anyone have any solid information about whether >this might be or suggestions on how to verify it? And yes the camera works >as best as we could tell. > >I've had it after an assignment in Russia on the Chernobyl Children. But >never used it nor did I do anything with it as I thought it was an old >Leica >look a like and maybe some day I might use it, never happened. > >Thanks folks, >ted > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information