luigi bertolotti Posted March 25, 2015 Share #21 Posted March 25, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) It reminds me the story of the Leica 244:D Good... ... exactly the film me too whished to quote... but hadn't the orignal title in my mind (in Italian is "...a volte ritornano") 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 Hi luigi bertolotti, Take a look here IIG. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
iphoenix Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share #22 Posted March 30, 2015 Listing has ended on 28th, after 8 offers. Over the last couple of years the same seller has listed it at various "BIN" prices between A$15,000 and A$165,000. Be interesting to know if it actually sold and if so, for how much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc_rufctr Posted May 7, 2015 Share #23 Posted May 7, 2015 It's available again. I wish him luck with the sale. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Leica-IIg-camera-lens-and-leicavit-IIIg-variant-IIIa-IIIb-IIIc-IIId-IIIf-M3-M2-/251945979472?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item3aa9268e50 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M9reno Posted May 7, 2015 Share #24 Posted May 7, 2015 Fake or not, it's a beautiful camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 7, 2015 Share #25 Posted May 7, 2015 But is it 135.000,00 Aus$ beautiful? I think not... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted May 8, 2015 Share #26 Posted May 8, 2015 Fake or not, it's a beautiful camera. An original standard IIIG with Leicavit and (for example) a Summarit 5cm, is even more beautiful... .. and chasing around with care one can find one for a fraction of that hilarious cost... maybe even with box, case (for Leicavit-equipped body... ) and some paper, acquiring a certified original item of a regularly listed camera... which is definitely a collectible which will keep a value, differently from an odd item which none can declare as original, being a never listed (or factory-documented) camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphoenix Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share #27 Posted May 11, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Listing ended, now relisted (item 251955331886) at A$135,000 again. Also, the lens is now a Summicron and not the earlier Summarit from 2013 (was apparently sold separately a few listings ago). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted May 11, 2015 Share #28 Posted May 11, 2015 You've got to admire the tenacity of the seller. He is still looking for that one fool.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphoenix Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share #29 Posted May 16, 2015 Price is now down to A$94,500 with 1 1/2 days to go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphoenix Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share #30 Posted May 21, 2015 Auction ended at $54,500 with 1 offer. It has ended previously with just 1 offer, so it will be interesting to see if this camera reappears from this seller. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted May 21, 2015 Share #31 Posted May 21, 2015 (edited) Auction ended at $54,500 with 1 offer. It has ended previously with just 1 offer, so it will be interesting to see if this camera reappears from this seller. I bet it will... ... fishing is a sport for patient guys... Edited May 21, 2015 by luigi bertolotti Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphoenix Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share #32 Posted June 1, 2015 It's back again; this time at A$94,500. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lleo Posted June 1, 2015 Share #33 Posted June 1, 2015 That's ridiculous Anyway the bay relists the items 3 times for free. But after that, you can relist them forever. But at A$94500 I would get a Porsche Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphoenix Posted August 17, 2015 Author Share #34 Posted August 17, 2015 Back again, at A$94,500. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iphoenix Posted November 9, 2015 Author Share #35 Posted November 9, 2015 It's back yet again. Same price (A$94,500) but now with an Elmar 50/3.5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted November 9, 2015 Share #36 Posted November 9, 2015 ..and another IIG is for sale... http://www.ebay.it/itm/RARE-Leica-II-g-Body-No-861022-ansehen-ULTRA-RARE-LEICA-IIg-RARE-/141818819551?hash=item21050f73df:g:LvIAAOSwYHxWOJPL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willeica Posted November 9, 2015 Share #37 Posted November 9, 2015 This has been a mysterious topic for some time. The seller in this case quotes some of the expert literature on the subject, particularly Lager and van Hasbroeck. Checking again on the quotes, I find that there is even some lack of consensus among the experts as to whether this is an actual model and also how it might have come into existence. Lager seems to feel that the possibility that the IIg is an upgrade of the Ig is 'remote', whereas van Hasbroeck quotes one source as saying that a conversion service from the Ig to the IIg was set up for an American Leica dealer who believed that he had a market for such cameras. There is also a reference in van Hasbroeck's book to this 'theory' accounting for a particular batch being produced to special order. Lager says that Leitz delivery documents in those days were hand written and, in many cases, are difficult to decipher. He also says that some of the examples, illustrated in his book, were delivered as IIIgs . Finally, the serial number on the current example seems to be higher than those mentioned by Lager. The value of an item on an open market is, of course, what people are prepared to pay for it. Anyone buying such an item for a high price should research the matter carefully as there does not appear to be definitive evidential material or, indeed, expert consensus on the matter. The old maxim 'caveat emptor' certainly applies. William Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerzy Posted November 9, 2015 Share #38 Posted November 9, 2015 Lars Netopil in his book Prototype Leica, page 292 shows the only one officially produced IIg with SN 825 001. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDM Posted November 10, 2015 Share #39 Posted November 10, 2015 IIg is easy to make.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 10, 2015 Share #40 Posted November 10, 2015 IIg is easy to make.... If the IIg would be painted black with white contact numbers, it could be argued this prototype was inherited by your Swedish grandfather, who was too nervous for the missing long times while waiting for Russian spies ... But never forget the three royal crowns... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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