I thought so. I thought about your photo when I was playing with the camera.
Strangely, this chap had taken the camera to several shops & photographers both here and in the US and none of them could load it. The spool was slightly difficult to remove, but otherwise it's similar enough to my M3 for it to be easy, having remembered to cut the film first. -- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28 September 2005 20:47 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Enough Already! > > 1953 Leica IIIf red dial, with a Summicron collapsible 50mm: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2870904&size=lg > > Bob related: > > A friend of mine called me over to his house a couple of weeks ago > > because one of his very old friends was in the country visiting. He > > said something about "his father's amazing old lighter". > Well, being > > deaf-ish that's what I heard. Turned out to be a 1953 Leica > IIIf red > > dial, with a Summicron collapsible 50mm, a collapsible > Elmar 50mm and > > few bits and pieces, all in mint condition. His mother had been > > clearing out their house - his father died a long time ago > - and found > > this equipment. He'd just had it CLA's and checked over, so > I loaded > > it and shot the first frames that had been through the > camera for many, many years. A real privilege. > > > > >
