Somewhere I have a Leica IIIc, it was given to me by a non photographer
friend on semi permanent loan.
I have two lenses for it, the collapsible 50mm and a Canon 35mm.
I found the camera to be ergonomically inferior to the Kodak Retna IIc,
it's only actual advantage being that it's easier to interchange lenses.
I think I may have shot two whole rolls of film through the thing before
the shutter jammed.
It's not a particularly special camera from a collectors viewpoint,
except it being a Leica, nor does it seem to be particularly desirable
to use, so it's basically economically irreparable.
If I ever find where I stored it I'll probably put it on a shelf for
display.
By the way having owned a Leica doesn't make you a member of an elite
group except in your own mind. Just don't tell that to your dentist.
On 6/21/2021 11:03 PM, Larry Colen wrote:
So, I briefly owned a Leica, for Panasonic values of Leica.
I saw a friend last weekend who asked if I was interested in a broken Leica.
My first thought was that it was some old film era Leica that no longer worked,
but which might still have a usable lens. Long story short, it turns out it was
a V-Lux4, aka a Lumix FZ-200 pimped out with a red dot. It had been given to
them, but when they turned it on they got some error message, they tried
contacting Leica about getting it repaired and Leica said “It’s too old we
don’t even touch those any more”.
My friend dropped it off, the error message was that the clock needed to be
set, and there was some weirdness such that after I set the clock, I couldn’t
leave that menu, but when I power cycled it, it powered up and worked fine. So
I texted my friend that it seems to be fine, do they want it back, and it’s
going home sometime in the next day or so.
But now, I can claim to be a member of that elite group of photographers who
have owned a Leica. Woo Hoo!
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