This is the classic Leica IIIc, made in Germany in 1946. It came to me from a seller in France (a Welsh ex-pat, in fact, and a very nice guy), who wanted my Speed Graphic (q.v.) in trade.
I agonized over this choice for about five minutes and realized that while he would be getting a terrific camera, I was getting my dream camera!
It takes the high-quality Industar lenses (made in the former Soviet Union) which I bought for my FED-2 (q.v.) very nicely.
The initial pics were shot in March 2009 in downtown Corpus Christi. Film is Fuji Acros 100 film, developed in D-76 equivalent.
Cemetery pics were shot in late March 2009, on Arista EDU 400 film, developed in same solution as mentioned above.
September 2009: I recently acquired, from a fellow collector, a Kyoei 135mm lens with auxiliary viewfinder. It was in excellent condition and I couldn't wait to try it out. The last three pics here (in color, yet!) show how well the lens works.
February 2011: After 1-1/2 years of sitting in a closet, unused due to shutter problems, she finally got shipped off to Mr. Youxin Ye, a Leica repairman. After a CLA, she is back and she is working like a dream! See the photos marked "02/11". Captions indicate film and developer used (click on thumbnail to see).
February 2011: Another lens addition is my very first true Leitz lens, a 90mm Elmar made in 1950. First samples were made, unfortunately, on some ancient Eastman Double-X film (page 3, you'll be able to tell which ones).
March 2011: The photos captioned "Hairspray" were shot using the Kyoei 135mm lens. Then on page 4, there's a test of a lovely Jupiter-12 35mm (wide angle) lens.
I agonized over this choice for about five minutes and realized that while he would be getting a terrific camera, I was getting my dream camera!
It takes the high-quality Industar lenses (made in the former Soviet Union) which I bought for my FED-2 (q.v.) very nicely.
The initial pics were shot in March 2009 in downtown Corpus Christi. Film is Fuji Acros 100 film, developed in D-76 equivalent.
Cemetery pics were shot in late March 2009, on Arista EDU 400 film, developed in same solution as mentioned above.
September 2009: I recently acquired, from a fellow collector, a Kyoei 135mm lens with auxiliary viewfinder. It was in excellent condition and I couldn't wait to try it out. The last three pics here (in color, yet!) show how well the lens works.
February 2011: After 1-1/2 years of sitting in a closet, unused due to shutter problems, she finally got shipped off to Mr. Youxin Ye, a Leica repairman. After a CLA, she is back and she is working like a dream! See the photos marked "02/11". Captions indicate film and developer used (click on thumbnail to see).
February 2011: Another lens addition is my very first true Leitz lens, a 90mm Elmar made in 1950. First samples were made, unfortunately, on some ancient Eastman Double-X film (page 3, you'll be able to tell which ones).
March 2011: The photos captioned "Hairspray" were shot using the Kyoei 135mm lens. Then on page 4, there's a test of a lovely Jupiter-12 35mm (wide angle) lens.
