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I have a Leica IIIf with a 1954 serial number. It looks extremely similar to the Leica III on the web site. It belonged to the grandfather of a friend. I sen
by lizknope 2y ago
I have a Leica IIIf with a 1954 serial number. It looks extremely similar to the Leica III on the web site.
It belonged to the grandfather of a friend. I sent it and the collapsible 50mm lens off and had the rangefinder mirror resilvered and everything cleaned and lubricated. Then I shot some pictures of my friend's daughter with what was her great grandfather's camera.
It's pretty cool that I can mount these lenses on many cameras like my new Nikon Z camera with a $10 adapter.
- anta40 2y agoMay I know who did the mirror resilvering? It's very common to see those old rangefinders' patch fade away.
- lizknope 2y agoI just checked my emails and it was done in 2006 by John Maddox. These are posts from 2015 and 2019 and it sounds like he is still doing it. https://www.photo.net/forums/topic/483606-for-those-of-you-who-love-leica-scewmounts-john-maddox-is-alive-and-well/ https://www.photo.net/forums/topic/483606-for-those-of-you-w... https://rangefinderforum.com/threads/how-do-leicas-break.173298/ https://rangefinderforum.com/threads/how-do-leicas-break.173...