9/22/2023 0 Comments Leica luftwaffe serial numbers![]() ![]() You can clearly see that the LTM Sonnar (on the left) was involved in a accident. Photo taken with my “modern” 1982 Contax 137 of the cameras in 2019. Two hours later I was the new owner of a 1951 Leica IIIc, and a bonus Kodak Retina 1a.Ī few days later, and 550 Euro less on my account (for the moment), I loaded the two cameras with T-Max 400 to run a test. I called my friend and proposed 200 Euro for the Leica. The longer I had to wait to hold the Contax in my hands, the greater my doubts. I’m half French by my mother, I spent 12 years in Paris and should have known better… It was my first deal on Ebay. “Révisé et en parfait état de marche” (CLA’d and in perfect working condition) as claimed by the French seller. ![]() Just two days before, I purchased a pre-war Contax II with a matching uncoated Sonnar on Ebay for 350 Euro. One of my friends (he runs an antique shop in Ghent, Belgium) sends me a picture of a Leica IIIc with a screw mounted Sonnar with the message, “I s this something for you? I’ bought some furniture today and the guy wants to sell me his dad’s camera too. ![]()
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