dkCambridgeshire Posted April 2, 2009 Share #1 Posted April 2, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Not Leica but has a lot of Leica ideas in its design. The case needed repair (see new stitching) thus took it to local saddler who has done an excellent repair job. One reason the case was split was that it had been used with the Dallmeyer Septac lens which was slightly too long for it and had pushed the front out. The case is probably more scarce than the camera. A 'case' of prudent restoration. But with the Daron lens fitted the camera fits the case quite nicely. The case required extensive stitching as can be seen from the new thread. Dallmeyer Septac fitted ... Daron lens is tiny in comparison Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dkCambridgeshire Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share #2 Posted April 2, 2009 Daron lens fitted ... Septac lens is 'front down' to show the "interrupted thread" which enables the LTM lens to be quickly bayoneted to the body ... not to be confused with the inner focusing helicoil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted April 2, 2009 Rear views ... at the time the Witness camera was made c. 1951 the Leica M3 was not in production (although the M3 prototype shutter had been patented in 1934) . The accessory shoe dust cover is "sprung" ie it depresses when fitting an accessory thus creating a very streamlined top plate when not in use. The relatively smooth uncluttered design somehow reminds me of a 50s jet plane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted April 2, 2009 Camera is much better balanced with the Daron lens attached. With the Septac lens fitted the camera will not sit without tipping forward. Have yet to find a Dallmeyer Super-Six f1.9 2" lens as fiited to most Witness cameras. I believe they do turn up occasionally in LTM but seldom by themselves with the 'interrupted thread." Thanks for looking. Cheers dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
someonenameddavid Posted April 3, 2009 Share #5 Posted April 3, 2009 Wonderful pictures: it was a great shame that the British Government chose deliberately to destroy the domestic camera industry by taxation. It was a taste of things to come for the U.S. as I see the Obama administration as a philosophical descendant of the (Harold)Wilson government of 1964 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tietje Posted April 6, 2009 Share #6 Posted April 6, 2009 The Ilford Witness is I think a beautiful, beautiful camera. Its the curved lines around the re-wind knob and the film counter that do it for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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