doubice Posted June 8, 2013 Share #1 Posted June 8, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) During one of my weekly flea market hunts, I came upon a treasure…. Before I even had time to find out what was in the bag, the seller shouted “that’s ten bucks!”. I briefly noticed the shape of a Leica body so, I quickly closed the bag, gave the man his $10.00 and hurried home to investigate. Most of the equipment looks as if pulled out of a hungry dog’s mouth and the IIIf shutter needs work but, the glass is clean and that is all that counts. Well - it was ten bucks……. The first photo shows the whole loot, the large lens is a Visoflex-fit Kilfitt Kilar 150mm f:3.5. In the last photo is the detail of the ‘pièce de résistance…… a Canadian IIIf actually engraved as such. I just had to share this one….. Cheers, Jan Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/206424-a-flea-market-find/?do=findComment&comment=2342821'>More sharing options...
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TomB_tx Posted June 8, 2013 Share #2 Posted June 8, 2013 Wow! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted June 9, 2013 Share #3 Posted June 9, 2013 Impressive find, amazing price, the Canadian IIIf must be uncommon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted June 9, 2013 Share #4 Posted June 9, 2013 What a lucky find! I've yet to be so fortunate at boot sales/jumbles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted June 9, 2013 Share #5 Posted June 9, 2013 Well done! Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 9, 2013 Share #6 Posted June 9, 2013 A bit sad, come to think of it. Somebody who clearly knew about photography lovingly assembled this kit, and it ends up on a fleamarket instead of being cherished by his heirs. Great find, I feel a bout of envy coming on... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPangrazi Posted June 9, 2013 Share #7 Posted June 9, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) A Leica III F Canada number 684777 with engraving Midland, was on sale in the shop Arsenall in German, but we know what is imitated this rare model! My article on III F Canada in Italian linguage ( with button translate): My Leica Historica: Le Leica III F Canada Fabrizio Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted June 9, 2013 Share #8 Posted June 9, 2013 I would say that the way this was purchased, in conjunction with the gear that came with it as a complete set, makes a fake unlikely. It looks pretty original (without having specialized knowledge of this model) on the photograph as well. Production number 200 with the camera number in the correct range - congratulations are in order I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FPangrazi Posted June 9, 2013 Share #9 Posted June 9, 2013 I agree about what you write Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted June 9, 2013 Share #10 Posted June 9, 2013 Canadian IIIf !!! Compliments for your INDECENT lucky find... Can you post some pics of the VIOOH ? Seems to me it also has something uncommon... but may be wrong... And I am curios to look at Kilfitt' rendering... they had a certain fame of good lenses.... my dealer has in his display window a nice Kilfitt 400 with a fine wooden "Leica gun" (also from Kilfitt)... an item he does NOT sell and that, anytime I go in his shop, I look at with desire... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted June 9, 2013 Share #11 Posted June 9, 2013 :D:D Well... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian J.M.Köhler Posted June 9, 2013 Share #12 Posted June 9, 2013 Schnappikowski Schnipkoweit! What a BIG DEAL!!! Congratz:) CJMKof Munich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubice Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share #13 Posted June 9, 2013 Canadian IIIf !!! Compliments for your INDECENT lucky find... Can you post some pics of the VIOOH ? Seems to me it also has something uncommon... but may be wrong...And I am curios to look at Kilfitt' rendering... they had a certain fame of good lenses....... Thanks for the compliments, Luigi. It was simply luck of being at he right place at the right time. There were few 'hungry souls' hovering above me when I was checking the contents of the bag, hoping that I would let go of it. I had to shield the contents of the bag with my body to make it more difficult for anybody else to see what was in it. When I heard the seller shout the price, I paid immediately and closed the bag so quickly, that I did not discover I had a Canadian IIIf until I got home! As to the VIOOH - nothing special about it (ser. no. 62690), parallax scale in feet, marked focal lengths 35-50-85-90-135 so, just a run of the mill unit in rather sorry state. The Kilfitt Kilar should be interesting, it does indeed have stellar reputation and I may just give it a try on the Visoflex. To fit Viso III, one has to use an OUBIO, as the lens was designed to fit the Kilfitt reflex housing, which has greater front flange to rear flange distance than Visoflex I. With the OUBIO, the combination focuses past infinity - I have not done any measurements yet to find out what extension tube would bring it to correct register. Cheers, Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubice Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share #14 Posted June 9, 2013 I would say that the way this was purchased, in conjunction with the gear that came with it as a complete set, makes a fake unlikely....... Production number 200 with the camera number in the correct range - congratulations are in order I think..... Thanks, Jaap. I am certain that the camera is real - have seen a couple of Canadian IIIf's in the very distant past. The finish is original and as you say - the purchase venue eliminates the camera being a fake. I am sure it came from an unclaimed storage locker - the Lowepro bag it was in smelled of rot and mildew. Fortunately, no fungus in the lenses..... Cheers, Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theseus12 Posted June 10, 2013 Share #15 Posted June 10, 2013 Wow!! Truly amazing find. If real (and I see no reason why it would not be), it is worth quite a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete hogan Posted June 10, 2013 Share #16 Posted June 10, 2013 Surely that is a World Record find!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted June 11, 2013 Share #17 Posted June 11, 2013 You know how lucky you are boy ....♫♫ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aesop Posted June 11, 2013 Share #18 Posted June 11, 2013 ...insane. Totally. Congratulations, Jan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AB007 Posted June 12, 2013 Share #19 Posted June 12, 2013 Wow! Great find, enjoy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandro Posted June 12, 2013 Share #20 Posted June 12, 2013 What an amazing luck! I'd love to find that Kilfitt lens as well, by the way. Lex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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