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You can buy these cameras on the big auction site for peanuts, why waste time fixing them, different if it has an ultron lens, but i think thats the vitomatic III, not sure
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Junk it, not worth fixing
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You dont need one, they pretty much all work the same way, dial in the asa or din number and match the needle on the meter to a mark, then read off the shutter speed against the aperture, if the meter doesnt respond to light when aimed at the sky in daytime, throw it away.
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The lowest prices in the world for used leitz items is right here in north america.
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Ron Boyle is correct in saying the market sets the price, particularly on used equipment where there is no elitist advertising to hype the product. The market is the true test of value on used equipment, Leicas consistently hold value because people recognize value and are prepared to pay for it.
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IIIc s dont have a film reminder on rewind knob, shutter speed dial is smaller on IIIc too
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Russian lenses seem to vary in quality depending on unknown factors, but ive had lots and most were pretty good, i find the helios 103 less sharp than the jupiter 8, contrary to what ive read here, you just have to take your chances. The kiev models based on contax (in fact direct copies) are pretty damn good cameras and dirt cheap compared to real ones, cant tell the diff on my better kievs from my stuttgart IIIa.
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Its not hard to use the center ring to focus, if theres a better 35mm slr around i havent seen it, never had an alpa but have had most of the other high quality ones, you cant beat the C-rex, and thats why they cost as much as they do, especially the lenses.
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Thanks Rick, thats what i figured , im used to doing it on all my medium format cameras (except my 4 rolleis).
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Strange is right, but just think of the numbers being dead center of the negative, as the size of the neg never changes, the number should always be in the red window for all pics no matter what the diameter of the film spool is, it just might take more turns (or less) to bring the numbers up.
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I cant see that Craig, arent the numbers the same distance apart on the backing paper of 120 or 620? The neg size is the same isnt it, 6X9cm? What has it got to do with the spool diameter? Im confused on this one.
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I already have the film in the camera on 1 in the red window, why cant i just cock the shutter at each frame manually? I really would rather do that than re roll the film again.
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Having read the on line owners manual i followed it to the letter re loading
the film, but i notice the auto stop doesnt kick in, i presume i can use it
like any other roll film camera by just going to the next number through the
red window. I dont mind doing it, but wonder why it wouldnt stop like it
should, the counter is on 1, maybe the roller that actuates it is not working?
Also i notice the film became quite tight as i got closer to number one on the
film (harder to turn the knob) Any ideas?
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Kodak Ektar, Kardon leica copy, Voigtlander Bessa II with Apo-Lanthar, still hope to acquire these, always wanted to.
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Its for a medalist camera, so from what i have read previously, the chambers are too tight to take a cut down 120 spool, although i have not tried it, many thanks for the answers so far. I will probably wind up buying 620 film which actually is re rolled 120 from classic or some other source.
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I bought a foldex camera so i can re roll 120 to 620 spools as it takes both,
but in searching the internet i get conflicting advice on how to do it. Some
say you cant just roll one way and then re roll the other on a 620 spool as the
film and backing paper are separate, however on 2 sites i see where they say
you can do it no problem. Anybody got the real answer?
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Not my 85 Mercedes 300 SD, the most reliable car ever made, the Leica of automobiles. Ive been to China , their cars are junk, but the Japanese cars were at first too, so its only a matter of tim before they make good ones.
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I toured the Toyota factory in Nagoya a few years ago and was struck by the way the assembly line moved so rapidly, where there was no wasted steps or motion by the workers, and a constant barrage of messages to them via speakers throughout the plant reminding them of how wonderful it was to work there, (which it was compared to other industrial plants i was told) This work ethic reminds me of how industries operated in the 30s in Canada and the US. Fortunately, we moved away from this to a more humanistic approach, albeit rapidly disappearing with globalization. Lets hope Leitz continues to manufacture r/f cameras for the foreseeable future, true gems in a sea mass produced plastic.
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Thats for sure DS, McKeowns is very much inflated, but it is good as a guide of relative rarity and worth. I have 4 Rolleis and would never consider spending anything like $300 and they are good ones with modern glass. E Bay results tell the value story.
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Bob, American CEOs of large corporations at one time had their pay based on performance, in the 60s and 70s average compensation was 30-40 times the pay of the average worker in the co., Now the rate is 350 times the average , and performance and merit dont seem to matter. Perhaps the Chinese method of stark fear for ones life as and incentive has some merit! Seriously some sort of shakedown is coming, maybe we will see a return to quality and reduce our dependence on foreign products shoddily and even dangerously made. Leica is one company among few others unfortunately that relies on high standards, and are successful doing so.
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Anything inscribed "Made in China" should be changed to "Made in Hurry"
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No doubt any first world country can manufacture quality precision instruments such as fine cameras, I agree with Charles Stobbs that many otherwise fine Japanese cameras made pre-1980 (the only ones i have ever used) fall down in the little things such as the sealing of the bodies and some mechanical aspects, of course this is the only way they could compete and win on a straight price basis and still be desirable to serious photographers. I have heard that the press and war photographers went to Nikon from Leica because although the quality was less in Nikon, the price was so much less that they could reasonably replace the bodies that were damaged used in difficult environments. This superiority of German made cameras is evident in their prices today on the used market. As always , the market is the final arbiter of value.
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Rose , i would use them first before taking them in for cla, they might not need it, and be sure to get an estimate if you do, sometimes the cost exceeds the value of the camera
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I read the same thing too, very sharp lens, and the one in mine is flawless, i take a lot of pictures from the air and have been using super ikonta and bessa II (heliar) and am very satisfied with performance, but being folders they are subject to damage in the slipstream. I also use rolleis, planar and xenotar, terrific lenses but have to use the sport finder and i dont like the 2-1/4 square format for aerial shots.
But it's over 30 years old...
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