bartohomar Posted August 5, 2011 Share #1 Posted August 5, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I've seen this on eb**. Can you tell me if it's a fake? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Hi bartohomar, Take a look here Is this a real IIIa?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
lars_bergquist Posted August 5, 2011 Share #2 Posted August 5, 2011 It does look genuine, and if it is, it's a II, not a III – even less a IIIa. III cameras have a slow speed dial in front. The old man from the Age of the IIIa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steed Posted August 5, 2011 Share #3 Posted August 5, 2011 what shape is the focusing cam? The shape can be a good way to tell Leica from Russian fakes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted August 5, 2011 Share #4 Posted August 5, 2011 Checked the #. It should actually belong to a IIIa from 1938! Strange. The old man, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartohomar Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share #5 Posted August 5, 2011 lars_bergquist, Yes, i ckecked the # 303611 and it actually belongs to a IIIa from 1938 Barto Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyelm Posted August 5, 2011 Share #6 Posted August 5, 2011 This is a Soviet fake, the viewfinder surround is not Leica it is a Fed or Zorki. On the lens the infinity lock button is wrong. From the angle of view of the photograph the RF cam would be more obvious if it were a Leica. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubice Posted August 5, 2011 Share #7 Posted August 5, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) +1 . Definitely a fake, albeit the body looks a lot more authentic than others I saw out of the Wild East . Still a fake though.... Best, Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted August 5, 2011 Share #8 Posted August 5, 2011 This is a Soviet fake, the viewfinder surround is not Leica it is a Fed or Zorki. On the lens the infinity lock button is wrong. From the angle of view of the photograph the RF cam would be more obvious if it were a Leica. Hi The button infinity lock was used on prewwII Fed and very early Zorki (48-49) post war. Donno if Leitz ever used it. Noel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabears Posted August 5, 2011 Share #9 Posted August 5, 2011 Ultramegasuperfake! A lot of wrong things...not worth to list all the details. Regards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted August 6, 2011 Share #10 Posted August 6, 2011 100% Russian fake. The viewfinder frame is all wrong, as is the quality of the milling on the various control knobs. It's just so wrong! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted August 6, 2011 Share #11 Posted August 6, 2011 Hi Looks like some one has damaged a nice Fed I, in good condition they can go for some money for Fed collectors. Noel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted August 6, 2011 Share #12 Posted August 6, 2011 "From Russia with Love" (*) , no doubt (*) must be imagined with the right "L"... I can't type it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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