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bill · 02/25/08, 01:42 AM

It smells wrong, but I don't think it's a Russian. Is there a photo of the rangefinder cam? That's the usual dead giveaway.

What it looks like is a later model that has been professionally and misleadingly painted - possibly the reason for the disappearing s/n. The lettering is just too clean, too bright. The missing i is also a bit of a suspicious thing - was it letraset? Has it literally dropped off?

Rule #1 - if something looks too good to be true, it is.

Regards,

Bill

02/25/08, 01:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
bill Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 01/27/03 Location: Frimley Posts: 2,623	Re: your opinion! Black Factory IIIc- no serial # real-fake? It smells wrong, but I don't think it's a Russian. Is there a photo of the rangefinder cam? That's the usual dead giveaway. What it looks like is a later model that has been professionally and misleadingly painted - possibly the reason for the disappearing s/n. The lettering is just too clean, too bright. The missing i is also a bit of a suspicious thing - was it letraset? Has it literally dropped off? Rule #1 - if something looks too good to be true, it is. Regards, Bill __________________ Bill Palmer (Gentleman Amateur and Leica Lout) ________________________________ "God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best." 12 of my best Some of my images