aris_gerakis1 Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 I have inherited a Leica DRP that was bought new around 1950. The serial number on the body is 689546. The 50mm/f3.5 Elmar does not have a serial number that I can see. The camera needs a good cleaning from being in storage. What model is this? What will be the value of the camera after it has been serviced? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike-images Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 1954 Leica IIIf with delay mechanism built in Germany according to Stev Gandy's site. See here: http://www.cameraquest.com/ltmnum.htm Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_franklin Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Morning Aris, The serial number of your Elmar (IIRC) should be etched into the black ring surrounding the front element of the lens. FWIW, DRP stands for Deutsches Reichspatent. Nothing to do with camera model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris_gerakis1 Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 Thank you for the replies so far. What about value? The lens serial number (visible with magnifying glass) is 9896801. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_shriver Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Depends a LOT on condition. But these are not rare cameras, probably 50,000 made of that model. Consider that Leica's serial numbers really did start at 1, altough they aren't completely densely used. You're talking somewhere around $200 to $400. More if the Elmar is coated, and has red numbers in the focusing scales. Be careful cleaning, it's VERY easy to ruin a lens with improper cleaning technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis triguez Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Aris, The number 9896801 doesn't exist in the Leica site: http://www.leica-camera.com/cgi-bin/overview.pl/en/sn2preply Have a new look to the lens and see if is something like this Elmar.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis triguez Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Sorry. Wrong page. Try this one :-) http://www.leica-camera.com/cgi-bin/overview.pl/en/sn2p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris_gerakis1 Posted January 21, 2006 Author Share Posted January 21, 2006 Louis is absolutely right. I was reading the serial number upside down. The true number is 1089586. Thank you John for the comment on cleaning. I suspect that the lens has some internal fungus. It is visible as a fine white net in the picture. First question: Can the lens be saved? Second, who can do the job? Third question, the body covering (leatherette or whatever) is brittle and breaks away, can anybody repair that?<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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