Geez Paul, just looking at that sent a shiver up my spine! A beautiful piece of hardware.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 2:47 PM > 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. > >

