terry2336 Posted January 25, 2011 Share #1 Posted January 25, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Way back in 1989 I found a nice little Leica screw mount at a yard sale. As I was very busy running an Inn in Maine at the timeI took it home where it promptly disappeared. I thought that one of our guests or a staff member had absconded with it. I was horribly disappointed because I didn't even have a good chance to examine it. Besides that, I had paid a few hundred dollars cash for it. A couple of weeks ago I was rummaging around in a box of junk in my basement. Lo and behold, there it was. I think it must have been the victim of one of my wife's clean-ups. Now that I can check it out I find that it is a black Leica III made in 1935 according to the serial number. It has the Summar lens. There was also a 50 mm Summicron, not the rigid, with an M adaptor and a Tewe finder attached to the case. The Camera looks like it had never been used, not a scratch on it. The lenses are also near mint. The case is great. It does work but is slow and stiff after 76 years. Shutter curtain looks perfect. Its certainly going to need a C, L and A. Both lenses are very stiff too. I also need to get the M adapter off the Summicron. I've been away from Leica photography for a long time but this will get me right back into it. I need to find someone to clean the camera and lenses. Can anyone recommend someone in the New England area? Terry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chris7521 Posted January 25, 2011 Share #2 Posted January 25, 2011 Way back in 1989 I found a nice little Leica screw mount at a yard sale. As I was very busy running an Inn in Maine at the timeI took it home where it promptly disappeared. I thought that one of our guests or a staff member had absconded with it. I was horribly disappointed because I didn't even have a good chance to examine it. Besides that, I had paid a few hundred dollars cash for it. A couple of weeks ago I was rummaging around in a box of junk in my basement. Lo and behold, there it was. I think it must have been the victim of one of my wife's clean-ups. Now that I can check it out I find that it is a black Leica III made in 1935 according to the serial number. It has the Summar lens. There was also a 50 mm Summicron, not the rigid, with an M adaptor and a Tewe finder attached to the case. The Camera looks like it had never been used, not a scratch on it. The lenses are also near mint. The case is great. It does work but is slow and stiff after 76 years. Shutter curtain looks perfect. Its certainly going to need a C, L and A. Both lenses are very stiff too. I also need to get the M adapter off the Summicron. I've been away from Leica photography for a long time but this will get me right back into it. I need to find someone to clean the camera and lenses. Can anyone recommend someone in the New England area? Terry Welcome to YYeCAMERA I have not used him personally but, I know many that have and they have nothing but good things to say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted January 25, 2011 Share #3 Posted January 25, 2011 Welcome to the forum, Terry !!! I think you have the honor to enter our community carrying with you a significant record: to LOSE a Leica and FIND it again after >20 years (at home) is , I think, without any precedent between us... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aesop Posted January 25, 2011 Share #4 Posted January 25, 2011 Way back in 1989 I found a nice little Leica screw mount at a yard sale. As I was very busy running an Inn in Maine at the timeI took it home where it promptly disappeared. I thought that one of our guests or a staff member had absconded with it. I was horribly disappointed because I didn't even have a good chance to examine it. Besides that, I had paid a few hundred dollars cash for it. A couple of weeks ago I was rummaging around in a box of junk in my basement. Lo and behold, there it was. I think it must have been the victim of one of my wife's clean-ups. Now that I can check it out I find that it is a black Leica III made in 1935 according to the serial number. It has the Summar lens. There was also a 50 mm Summicron, not the rigid, with an M adaptor and a Tewe finder attached to the case. The Camera looks like it had never been used, not a scratch on it. The lenses are also near mint. The case is great. It does work but is slow and stiff after 76 years. Shutter curtain looks perfect. Its certainly going to need a C, L and A. Both lenses are very stiff too. I also need to get the M adapter off the Summicron. I've been away from Leica photography for a long time but this will get me right back into it. I need to find someone to clean the camera and lenses. Can anyone recommend someone in the New England area? Terry ...this is a great story, Terry - welcome to the forum. Let us know how the CLA works out and while we're at it, where are the images of this amazing find? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted January 25, 2011 Share #5 Posted January 25, 2011 Seems that inn kept you really busy for some time here is the right place : Sherry Krauter.com -- Home of the Golden Touch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
etp095 Posted January 25, 2011 Share #6 Posted January 25, 2011 welcome to the forum terry,great story.I too would really like to see pics of that camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeicaTom Posted January 25, 2011 Share #7 Posted January 25, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Terry, Mr. Youxin Ye ~ does a great CLA and he's right outside of BOSTON!!!!! And his prices are great, as well as his work ~ the beforehand mentioned repair person I don't care for, also very expensive! wye7@yahoo.com Go ahead and tell him that Leica Tom from Florida sent you Happy Shooting! Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted January 25, 2011 Share #8 Posted January 25, 2011 I have used Sherry Krauter with success. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry2336 Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share #9 Posted January 25, 2011 Here are a few pics of the Leica and the extra Summicron lens that came with it. the black surfaces are so perfect that it gives reflections that make it look imperfect. Does anyone know of a good way to remove the M adapter on the Summicron. I may just have it done by a technician. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris7521 Posted January 25, 2011 Share #10 Posted January 25, 2011 Maybe it's the light but those lenses look to have some heavy scratches on the front elements. The camera looks nice though:D The only trick I know of getting the adapter off is mount it on an M camera and unscrew it. Best of luck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted January 25, 2011 Share #11 Posted January 25, 2011 Can you please post a vertical view about this Summicron. where there is a red point on the adapter ? On your pict it does not show as an adapter mount but a standard M one. The Leica III is from 1935 (with the soft release button) The Summar lens from 1936. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry2336 Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share #12 Posted January 25, 2011 You are right about the Summicron, it is an M mount. I just had it in my head that it was an SM lens. Both lenses are free from scratches despite what they look like in my poor photography. I'm sending the camera and both lenses to Yye Camera for the care they need. I'll sell the Summicron after that. Its been a lucky year for my with Leica products. I went to a local Second hand store a couple of weeks ago and bought a pair of Leitz Amplivid 6x24 Binoculars for $65. these are completely mint, even the case. the straps were still rolled up. I'm sure no one has ever used them. They are a delight to use for bird watching. The same pair in not quite as good shape just sold for $950 on eBay. Not sure what I'll do with them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted January 25, 2011 Share #13 Posted January 25, 2011 Not sure what I'll do with them. as you said "bird watching" ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert J Posted January 27, 2011 Share #14 Posted January 27, 2011 Welcome to the forum, Terry !!! I think you have the honor to enter our community carrying with you a significant record: to LOSE a Leica and FIND it again after >20 years (at home) is , I think, without any precedent between us... It certainly is!The longest I have lost a camera at home is about 7 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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