gusossantos Posted August 8, 2008 Share #1 Posted August 8, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) hello to everyone, someone could report on how many cameras Leica A model in chrome cameras were manufactured and serial numbers, thanks. 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! Quote 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/59731-leica-i-a-chrome-model/?do=findComment&comment=622971'>More sharing options...
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cbretteville Posted August 8, 2008 Share #2 Posted August 8, 2008 Try Leica Screw Mount Serial #'s Sorted by Number - Carl Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted August 8, 2008 Share #3 Posted August 8, 2008 Looks to me as if the original black paint was just ground off and now the brass is showing. Can't really see any chrome. Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusossantos Posted August 9, 2008 Author Share #4 Posted August 9, 2008 Story Same as Null-Serie model with different viewfinder and new system to shut curtain during rewind, bigger rewind knob. This model is called Leica 'I' in Europe and Leica 'A' in USA (same rule for later models). Technical specifications Code Name LEANE with Elmar 3.5/50 LEANE KALB with calf-covered body LETTO with ETRUX leather carrying case LENEL with ESNEL carrying case LEICA with ESNEL + ETRIN film cartridges case LELUX for luxus model Body aluminum and brass top and base plates with knobs - black lacquer finish (some chrome models) - l=133mm w=39mm h=65mm Shutter focal plane, double curtain, shut during film winding. Shutter speeds: 1st 500 1925 units : 1/500, 1/200, 1/100, 1/60, 1/40, 1/25, Z (=B called now) Then later : 1/500, 1/200, 1/100, 1/60, 1/40, 1/30, 1/20, Z Viewfinder optical viewfinder Lens non interchangeable screw mount collapsible Leitz Anastigmat 1:3.5 F=50mm, Leitz Elmax 1:3.5 F=50mm, Leitz Elmar 1:3.5 F=50mm in 1926, Leitz Hektor 1:3.5 F=50mm Misc. Shutter knob changed from round knob at the beginning to knob with screw ring for shutter cable. Two accessory shoes : one for the viewfinder, the other for a separate rangefinder available as accessory Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusossantos Posted August 9, 2008 Author Share #5 Posted August 9, 2008 Looks to me as if the original black paint was just ground off and now the brass is showing. Can't really see any chrome. Andy are not looking good,look more detail. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusossantos Posted August 9, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted August 9, 2008 Try Leica Screw Mount Serial #'s Sorted by Number- Carl does not include chrome, in that list. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted August 9, 2008 Share #7 Posted August 9, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) The camera above looks like a fake to me, anyone else? The details are too 'rounded' and it's obviously been made to look worn/old. The script on the lens cap is also wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusossantos Posted August 9, 2008 Author Share #8 Posted August 9, 2008 The camera above looks like a fake to me, anyone else? The details are too 'rounded' and it's obviously been made to look worn/old. The script on the lens cap is also wrong. cap Leica lens is another more modern, which I put, is not that Leica, this was without cover.and the Leica camera is 100% original,how many cameras was made in chrome,who know here?"nobody told me",or "nobody knows",like the title lennon&maccartney songs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted August 9, 2008 Share #9 Posted August 9, 2008 What's the serial number of this camera? According to my Leica book there were no chrome cameras but there we some gold plated 'Luxus' ones. The camera above looks like it has some sort of gold finish to it, but also looks like someone has been at it with coarse sandpaper. It still doesn't look 'right' to my eye, the wear isn't consistent with typical use, rather that its been made to look worn. See here Russian Fake Leicas Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusossantos Posted August 9, 2008 Author Share #10 Posted August 9, 2008 the serial number on the camera is 4883, it is written, with a head, hand-side inside the cap mechanism speeds. 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! Quote 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/59731-leica-i-a-chrome-model/?do=findComment&comment=624138'>More sharing options...
gusossantos Posted August 9, 2008 Author Share #11 Posted August 9, 2008 Screw Mount Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted August 9, 2008 Share #12 Posted August 9, 2008 Serial number would date it as 1926/7, however the gold Luxus models were in the range 28692-68834 '29-'31. Here's some images of a genuine Luxus - I am pretty certain, as much as one can be from a photograph that you have a Russian fake. Rare Leica I Model A Luxus Gold with 50mm f3.5 Elmar EXZ111 Item #: 573476 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
someonenameddavid Posted August 9, 2008 Share #13 Posted August 9, 2008 If you look at the shutter speed dial and compare the set-screw with the one on the Luxus, the difference between Leitz quality and Russian engineering is obvious. The Leica "feel" is not merely a mystical quality that encourages losers like me to occasionally pick up my M3 and look closely and go... "wow" (even when comparing it to my F2), but also, everything has that close tolerance engineering as though it were a scientific instrument.. which it is. david. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusossantos Posted August 9, 2008 Author Share #14 Posted August 9, 2008 exactly who manufactured the first chamber, luxus 28692, can not be, is false, and had seen those photographs, besides my camera is not a copy luxus, chrome, and what you see is golden bronze, beneath the chrome, and looks w this at the base of my camera. 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! Quote 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/59731-leica-i-a-chrome-model/?do=findComment&comment=624223'>More sharing options...
bill Posted August 9, 2008 Share #15 Posted August 9, 2008 Please can you take the lens off and show a photo of the focussing cam at the top of the lens mount - that should give us a clear view. Regards, Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusossantos Posted August 9, 2008 Author Share #16 Posted August 9, 2008 ok, and I put, I will make more photos in daylight, as these are taken with a tube fluorecente. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted August 9, 2008 Share #17 Posted August 9, 2008 Bill, this should have a fixed lens, no rangefinder hence no cam. I stand by what I say, though. Everything about it is just a bit crude, the finish, the engraving, the screw threads, and the finish is just wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusossantos Posted August 9, 2008 Author Share #18 Posted August 9, 2008 I will remove the lens and the lid covering the mechanism speeds to make pictures, that you think? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted August 9, 2008 Share #19 Posted August 9, 2008 Bill, this should have a fixed lens, no rangefinder hence no cam. I stand by what I say, though. Everything about it is just a bit crude, the finish, the engraving, the screw threads, and the finish is just wrong. Durrr...! Good point, James! Regards, Bill (stands in corner) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted August 9, 2008 Share #20 Posted August 9, 2008 Where is the AUF and ZU on the baseplate? (The gold one in the auction has that engraved) I agree with James. Someone has decided to clean this with a Brillo pad, by the looks of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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