The Leica Standard.

[smithdan3]

My neighbour has over the while accumulated upwards of 100 or so film cameras. Mentioned to me awhile back that he had a couple of Leicas somewhere. Sure enough, in a fitted hard case there was a 3f with four lenses, their corresponding viewfinders and a considerable assortment of Leica bits.

Tucked under the foam was...

Serial # says that the year of manufacture was 1936.

I have always thought that it would be special to shoot a roll or two with a Leica so Brian let me take this little piece of photographic history home for awhile. So after a careful superficial cleaning and a study up on this model's manual, off we went. Delta 100, D76 stock, on a contrasty sunny late September afternoon.

All pix taken with the camera as shown with the uncoated Elmar 5cm. f3.5.

Unicycle "still life"

Rock patterns, Frank Slide debris field

Old lime kilns

Remains of the Leitch Collieries buildings.

I would like to shoot another roll or two, maybe with the 3f's wide angle and certainly a lens hood.
Then perhaps Brian would be so kind to let me take out the other resident of that case.

 

[F.O.V.99 99]

My neighbour has over the while accumulated upwards of 100 or so film cameras. Mentioned to me awhile back that he had a couple of Leicas somewhere. Sure enough, in a fitted hard case there was a 3f with four lenses, their corresponding viewfinders and a considerable assortment of Leica bits.

Tucked under the foam was...

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Serial # says that the year of manufacture was 1936.

I have always thought that it would be special to shoot a roll or two with a Leica so Brian let me take this little piece of photographic history home for awhile. So after a careful superficial cleaning and a study up on this model's manual, off we went. Delta 100, D76 stock, on a contrasty sunny late September afternoon.

All pix taken with the camera as shown with the uncoated Elmar 5cm. f3.5.


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Unicycle "still life"


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Rock patterns, Frank Slide debris field


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Old lime kilns


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Remains of the Leitch Collieries buildings.

I would like to shoot another roll or two, maybe with the 3f's wide angle and certainly a lens hood.
Then perhaps Brian would be so kind to let me take out the other resident of that case.

Nice pics, always great to shoot with a Leica, especially very early ones.. Kudos..
I’ve used Leicas since 1960 - 3F, M6, R6.2 and then onto Leica digitals. Fav lens a 1950’s Leitz 35mm Summaron…

 

[greybeard55 27]

very cool, thanks for sharing