Leidolf Wetzlar

[NERICSSON]

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Found a camera on flea market for pocket change , and as usual, anything marked with Wetzlar is hard to resist... Seems they try to ride on the Leica brand?

Anyone have any knowledge about this camera/lens, a little ruff and in need of cleaning with unclear working status.

 

/Niklas

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[pedaes]

38 minutes ago, NERICSSON said:

Anyone have any knowledge

This search took about 5 seconds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leidolf

[NERICSSON]

Ok, lets rephrase the question, is this something worth spending time on to clean and understand its functions, must admit I struggle a little to grasp the lens mechanics regarding setting aperture and shutter speeds etc.

[NERICSSON]

17 minutes ago, pedaes said:

This search took about 5 seconds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leidolf

Would you be so kind to advise which model I have of the ones listed in you link?

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3 minutes ago, NERICSSON said:

nderstand its functions

Ok, again 5 secs https://www.butkus.org/chinon/leidolf/leidolf_wetzlar/leidolf_wetzlar.htm

This is a Leica Forum, have you searched for a Leidolf forum?

[NERICSSON]

2 minutes ago, pedaes said:

Ok, again 5 secs https://www.butkus.org/chinon/leidolf/leidolf_wetzlar/leidolf_wetzlar.htm

This is a Leica Forum, have you searched for a Leidolf forum?

Sorry if I offended you in any way, I ask the moderators to remove the tread as I seem to have posted in the wrong forum tread

[pedaes]

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7 minutes ago, NERICSSON said:

which model I have

http://www.cjs-classic-cameras.co.uk/leidolf/leidolf.html

[pedaes]

2 minutes ago, NERICSSON said:

Sorry if I offended you

No - sorry if it came over that way, not at all offended. Genuine (hopefully helpful) suggestion. Enjoy your search for information, should be fun!

[Anbaric]

6 minutes ago, pedaes said:

http://www.cjs-classic-cameras.co.uk/leidolf/leidolf.html

'Camera production ended in 1962 but the Leidolf company survived in different form until it was taken over by Leica in 1990...'

Maybe there's Leidolf DNA in some Leica camera or microscope component after all!

[luigi bertolotti]

Fun that a Company in Wetzlar, named after the founder (Rudof Leidolf) was established before that LEIxxx became an inceptive name that acquired worldwide fame 😉. ,,and even a more odd chance/connexion  that it was sold to Wild in 1962,,, well before that Wild entered in the concern that acquired Leitz.