Robert J Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share #21 Posted November 12, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I asked the seller if she was willing to guarantee the authenticity of the camera and got no response. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luigi bertolotti Posted November 12, 2009 Share #22 Posted November 12, 2009 I asked the seller if she was willing to guarantee the authenticity of the camera and got no response. Ok...this ends the discussion...; curios... the seller was a "she" ? Uncommon... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabears Posted November 12, 2009 Share #23 Posted November 12, 2009 Luigi the "She" in question is well-known and well-known is the story behind her. She had a lot of problems in the past...but nothing happened,as usual... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerzy Posted November 17, 2009 Share #24 Posted November 17, 2009 I am observing "tonaya" on eBay since a long time. It looks like she/he has bought an old stock of Leica repair house somewhere in US. Sometimes I had impression that some of the spare parts that were offered are "newly" produced. A year ago tonaya was offering a "kit" for Anastigmat and Elmax including front ring with appropriate engravings, lens mount, release button.. everything unused. But no lense itself. Tonaya was selling as well top covers for various models without SN engraved. Engravings on eBay Leica are at least strange - especially Wetzlar - never saw such "shaky" letter on any real Leica Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted November 18, 2009 Share #25 Posted November 18, 2009 I don't post much here but when it pertains to her I dislike her. She befriended the director of E Leitz Canada before they went to Ratheyon. She was able to get ALL the screw and M parts and I mean ALL parts including a pantograph that was left. A source tells me she had a tractor trailer full of parts shipped to Pasadena California. She has fleeced many but the word is out but still some don't listen. Remember she doesn't do it alone she has helpers all over. So be aware and stay away when you see her name. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubice Posted November 18, 2009 Share #26 Posted November 18, 2009 I don't post much here but when it pertains to her I dislike her. She befriended the director of E Leitz Canada before they went to Ratheyon. She was able to get ALL the screw and M parts and I mean ALL parts including a pantograph that was left. A source tells me she had a tractor trailer full of parts shipped to Pasadena California. She has fleeced many but the word is out but still some don't listen. Remember she doesn't do it alone she has helpers all over. So be aware and stay away when you see her name. If she was able to get the pantograph, that would than explain the dubious engravings. I am assuming that this is the pantograph used to engrave bodies. Best, Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted November 18, 2009 Share #27 Posted November 18, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Bodies and all things leica....... If she was able to get the pantograph, that would than explain the dubious engravings. I am assuming that this is the pantograph used to engrave bodies. Best, Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted November 18, 2009 Share #28 Posted November 18, 2009 Am I mistaken but the rear VF windows are not from a IIIC which certainly on my father's one, had separate windows but from a later IIIF, where they are together. This means that the donor camera is post war by which time, it is RATHER unlikely that anyone would have been engraving a swastika on it as original. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted November 19, 2009 Share #29 Posted November 19, 2009 Wilson, the lllc had the windows close together, the earlier style cameras like the llla had them further apart. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubice Posted November 19, 2009 Share #30 Posted November 19, 2009 Am I mistaken but the rear VF windows are not from a IIIC which certainly on my father's one, had separate windows but from a later IIIF, where they are together. This means that the donor camera is post war by which time, it is RATHER unlikely that anyone would have been engraving a swastika on it as original. Wilson From the IIIb onward, all II and III versions of Leica rangefinder-equipped bodies had the RF and VF windows close together. The IIIa body was indeed the last one with the windows further apart. Best, Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted November 19, 2009 Share #31 Posted November 19, 2009 I stand corrected. I had always thought my father's other and favourite Leica was a IIIC, when it must have been a IIIA. It had the focus control on a small lever surrounding the RF window. It was stolen in Spain in the mid 1960's, so unlike his IIF, it is not in my possession. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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