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1 hour ago, Doug A said:

A wonderful picture of the building. Could you tell us the film and developer?

Thank you for your kind words Doug

FP4 rated at 200 iso, Ilford Microphen dev. an old 300ml. pack made up fresh today stock strength 7.5 min at 20c. As this was the first film through the camera I bracketed the exposures. I now think that 9 to 10 min. would have been a better development time. As I said - must get some fresh chemistry. Time for me to re-read Ansel Adams - The Negative again, I've spent too many years with my digital Leica cameras, got lazy with metering!

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I don’t see any place to share pictures of Barnack cameras, so thought of creating this thread. All Barnack users, please share your Barnack love here!  Here’s my Leica III from 1936 converted in-f

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A couple of pages back (#109, January '22) I posted about my newly acquired RD ST iiif and red scale elmar.  Since then I've enjoyed using the camera regularly and have put several rolls of film throu

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Back from Camerawork’s and what superb work they’ve done. Very, very pleased!

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Thank you for your kind words Doug

FP4 rated at 200 iso, Ilford Microphen dev. an old 300ml. pack made up fresh today stock strength 7.5 min at 20c. As this was the first film through the camera I bracketed the exposures. I now think that 9 to 10 min. would have been a better development time. As I said - must get some fresh chemistry. Time for me to re-read Ansel Adams - The Negative again, I've spent too many years with my digital Leica cameras, got lazy with metering!

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Thank you. I haven't used Microphen for a number of years. After seeing your results with FP4 I think I should give it another try.

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Thank you. I haven't used Microphen for a number of years. After seeing your results with FP4 I think I should give it another try.

Thanks - but it could be good luck on my part. I'll have to go on line to get fresh chemistry now as no one here in Manchester sells photochemicals now, oh dear!

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My favorite camera for a slowly weekend.

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For the first time I have all my screw-mount kit together.
From the left:

  • Leitz II Model D, 1932 back from Malcolm Taylor today, after r/f refurb with new mirrors, body straightening, shutter & rewind mech refurb. Mounting a 1931/2 Elmar 5cm, cleaned and infinity lock repaired. Waiting to be loaded with Delta 400. Next to it 1951 Elmar.
  • Leitz Standard, 1936, mounting a Nikkor 2.8cm f/3.5, and Nikkor 2.8cm VF. Loaded with Delta 3200. Next to it 1935 Elmar 5cm, recently cleaned and sorted (stiff aperture ring) by Camera Obscura. 
  • Leitz IIf black dial, 1953/4, mounting a Nikkor 3.5cm f/2.5 and Leitz 3.5cm VF*. Loaded with XP2. Next to it a 1951 Summitar, coated - back today from service by Malcolm Taylor to clean/regrease the aperture ring and tighten the extension mech. It may go back later in the year to remove a little haze (he had no time this visit).

* Edit: correction, I have accidentally put the 5cm VF on the body for the pic, instead of the 3.5cm!

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Hi Friends, 

Thank you for accepting my application. I've been a photographer since 1960, first 7 years with 4x5 Speed Graphics, but in 1971 on the street in Penang, Malaysia, I bought a Luftwaffe Leica with all the authenticating details. For photojournalism, when a Filipino dealer offered me a IIIg in trade, I accepted. That went for the M3 I still have. 

I'm still doing serious photo documentation, use Barnack Leicas particularly in work with my fellow Native Americans. This week, I bought what I think is a Leica II albeit with a Summicron, you see in the attached photo. It appears to be covered in snakeskin, has the PC contact on the top between the eye pieces, that strange brass ring around the shutter dial, with 1955/'57 cards in the leather case pocket, instructions for using bulb vs. electronic flash.

It's in beautiful operating condition; the rangefinder is brighter and more contrasty than most later M39 Leicas and I love working with it, the fact that it feels smallest and lightest of the bunch is a tactile bonus.

But please, can anyone verify the location of the PC socket in that location or the function/origin of that brass lugged ring on the shutter speed dial?

I'll post some images to the gallery soon. Thanks again for the acceptance.

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I think the ring round the shutter speed dial is an early mechanical flash synch adaptor. As the dial spins round when you press the shutter button the raised part makes contact with some other attachment that is missing and trips the flash.

The flash socket on top must be a later addition.

Nice outfit and quite an early Leica 11.

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Leica II f

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I Model A SN No 1783 from 1926.

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What the Leica Archives said about it:

"Modell:  Leica I Model A

Seriennummer: 1783

Ausgeliefert am: 06.08.1926

Ausgeliefert an :Rühn nach Bingen, 09.09.1927 back to Oskar Barnack"

I don't suppose it would reach anything near €14.4 million, besides it does not even have an 'Oscar' engraving 😀

William 

 

 

 

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Last week I bought this Leica IIIb with Summitar 50mm from the Australian Michael’s Museum Camera Auction at Leski Auction House. 
 

I don’t know much about the IIIb only that it was a transition model between a to b variants. Can anyone shed any light on this?

Unfortunately the aperture ring is stuck on the lens and I am yet to buy some film. When I do wind it and fire off the shutter it doesn’t sound great. Thinking both might need some attention before I can use it. 
 

i was keen to acquire something from the auction as the store was a camera lovers dream. I spent so much time window shopping the used gear and wandering the museum. So sad that COVID killed such a great business. 
 

ok here’s the camera 

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Last week I bought this Leica IIIb with Summitar 50mm from the Australian Michael’s Museum Camera Auction at Leski Auction House. 
I don’t know much about the IIIb only that it was a transition model between a to b variants. Can anyone shed any light on this?

The main difference between IIIb and IIIa is the position of the viewfinder and rangefinder eyepieces. The IIIb was the first LTM Leica with combined eyepieces (sitting directly next to each other), while the IIIa still had separate eyepieces (about one cm apart from each other) like the earlier II and III cameras. 

I guess problems like the ones you describe are expected from a mechanical camera that has been sitting in a museum for decades without use. 

Yes, I am missing Michaels as well. I checked their 2nd hand window every time I went to the CBD. A big loss for Melbourne.

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The main difference between IIIb and IIIa is the position of the viewfinder and rangefinder eyepieces. The IIIb was the first LTM Leica with combined eyepieces (sitting directly next to each other), while the IIIa still had separate eyepieces (about one cm apart from each other) like the earlier II and III cameras. 

I guess problems like the ones you describe are expected from a mechanical camera that has been sitting in a museum for decades without use. 

Yes, I am missing Michaels as well. I checked their 2nd window every time I went to the CBD. A big loss for Melbourne.

Yes and Camera Clinic too - which I've discovered whilst working out where to get this camera serviced!  Any ideas of where I can take it?  

 

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Yes and Camera Clinic too - which I've discovered whilst working out where to get this camera serviced!  Any ideas of where I can take it?  

I have the same problem, my Leica II needs service as well.

Camera Clinic is still servicing Leica. I think they now trade as "Imaging by Design". You could ask them but I doubt that they will service LTM Leicas.

I asked Vic Plant in Altona recently, he does not service LTM Leicas. Jorg Heumuller has moved his workshop from Heidelberg West to Wetzlar, Germany. I am not aware of any other option in Melbourne. I might be wrong, but I think at this moment only overseas options remain to get an LTM Leica serviced. 

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If you open the Collectors and Historica section, you will find lots of notes on repairpersons around the globe in a sticky note there. Some is dated info, so checking earlier posts in this sub-forum as well as the one on M bodies will also give you some hints. In the USA I prefer DAG (Don Goldberg), Sherrie Krauter and Youxin Ye (YYE Camera). There are other notables in Great Britain often mentioned. Good luck, your camera is well worth servicing, and it will then serve you well and accurately for many years.

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24 minutes ago, Studienkamera said:

I have the same problem, my Leica II needs service as well.

Camera Clinic is still servicing Leica. I think they now trade as "Imaging by Design". You could ask them but I doubt that they will service LTM Leicas.

I asked Vic Plant in Altona recently, he does not service LTM Leicas. Jorg Heumuller has moved his workshop from Heidelberg West to Wetzlar, Germany. I am not aware of any other option in Melbourne. I might be wrong, but I think at this moment only overseas options remain to get an LTM Leica serviced. 

Yes Vic said he was happy to look at my lens but not the camera.  I will try putting some film through it and see how it goes.  

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