nikolaostsaoy Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 hello, can anyone help with identifying this camera? is it original or copy the range finder seems to be from later models. no one i know in Greece can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Smith Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 (edited) On first study it looks like an authentic Leica II and lens to me, or at least it is quite a good copy, although I am not confident as the flash shoe surround does not look quite correct. Can you show the inside of the camera - take the lens off, and also the bottom plate? The engraving on the shutter speed dial looks a little off too. If it is a fake then it is quite a good one and they may have replaced some Zorki bits with authentic Leica spares (shutter release, rangefinder) Edited October 11, 2017 by Robin Smith Robin Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg M Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Looking at this serial number listing... Leica Screw Mount Serial #'s Sorted by Number it appears 14008 is too early to be an original model II, so possibly a Leica I from a 1928 production batch, converted later to a II by the factory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Smith Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Serial number 14008 would make it a Leica I according to Cameraquest. If this is the case, then it presumably may have been modified and upgraded to be a Leica II in the factory: this may account for some of issues I mention above. Robin Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Smith Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Greg-great minds think alike... Robin Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_elwing Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 All that seems likely. The early Leica II was black with nickel knobs. Hard to tell, but those look like chrome, so conversion may have been later. It looks genuine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikolaostsaoy Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 (edited) thank you all ! here is a picture without the bottom plate. the lens is fixed and i cannot see a way of taking it off unless i start unscrewing. Edited October 12, 2017 by nikolaostsaoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Williams Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 It looks real enough, and as above, a factory conversion judging by the serial number. The lens should unscrew from the body anticlockwise unless it's jammed in the mount. It's easier to do this with the infinity lock engaged, but this may not work properly on yours as the focusing lever looks a bit bent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyril_jayant1 Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Is this working or need more CLP? Looks like a nice piece . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikolaostsaoy Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share Posted November 24, 2017 Hi . to my ear i can differentiate shutter speeds but this does not mean it is working properly. i use my F2 for my B and A photos. this Leica however is beautifull just to hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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