IIIa with 10,5cm Elmar

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A fine finding at a junk photo store. Leica IIIa from 1938 and a Montain Elmar from 1933. Never had one of these in hands - a wonderful piece.

 

Both now with a technician to take out around 50 years of dust. (and sadly the top of IIIa is torn, as the front of the Elmar 5cm).

 

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[luigi bertolotti]

Yup... a lucky find, anyway.... The Alpine Elmar (a lens I like a lot for its unique shape) has a little detail that I have never seen... the small black ring (that can be unscrewed) in front of the focusing barrel seems to have a flat front surface.... usually it is tapered... is this Elmar normally coupled to the RF ?

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Luigi,

 

Yes, it is coupled - it's from 1933. Very interesting this detail you pointed - looks like from factory, but who knows? I will discover when I develop the film.

[jc_braconi]

Yup... a lucky find, anyway.... The Alpine Elmar (a lens I like a lot for its unique shape) has a little detail that I have never seen... the small black ring (that can be unscrewed) in front of the focusing barrel seems to have a flat front surface.... usually it is tapered... is this Elmar normally coupled to the RF ?

 

It is tapered Luigi, looks well

[luigi bertolotti]

It is tapered Luigi, looks well

 

From the photo 1 doesn't seem... ...photo 2 indeed makes my impression less sure...

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Just back from the technician!

 

 

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Very early VIDOM (no collar around nose) ... also a tasty item...

 

(...and, JC, I confirm that the black ring i spoke above is slightly different from mine... )

Edited September 4, 2014 by luigi bertolotti

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(...and, JC, I confirm that the black ring i spoke above is slightly different from mine... )

 

May be but this one is tapered also

There are some difference in this lenses for sure, I have one completely black paint...

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Edited September 8, 2014 by jc_braconi

[luigi bertolotti]

May be but this one is tapered also

There are some difference in this lenses for sure, I have one completely black paint...

 

And mine is different again... (no case, sigh... )

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Edited September 8, 2014 by luigi bertolotti