metalmonkey47 Posted September 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 Thanks for the awesome info Len!! I'm gonna try and get pics with the camera again soon! Quote Link to comment
tdaaj Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 you may want to get some insurance on that leica. the last one i sold was broken and still fetched over $700. mine was a range finder Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted June 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Bump! Anyone else found anything cool lately? Totally going to get some pics with the camera in a few weeks Quote Link to comment
sick620 Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 huh. I didnt think these were cool or worth anything... I have a kodak 620..... :cool: I picked it up because its a 620 model!! how cool is that!!!! :cool: is it worth anything? :blink: edit...well i just looked it up.. mine was made between 1934 and 1942 they are selling on ebay between $9.99 and $19.99 .. guess im not going to be a millionaire after all <_< ... but it does say 620 on it! :) Quote Link to comment
flyerdan Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 620 is the film type that it uses, one of the dinosaur types like 828,127, and 116 that are impossible to find locally, but available here. Processing might be hard to come by also as it will have to be hand developed or run on a dip and dunk processor, and the prints will have to be made on a 5S or 8S printer with the correct masks. Most everyone scrapped that stuff back in the 90's when 135 took over everything and before digital practically killed the photofinishing industry. Old cameras are way cool though, the workmanship that went into some of them was extraordinary. Quote Link to comment
pharouh Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Old cameras are way cool though, the workmanship that went into some of them was extraordinary. True. I had a 1964 Nikon F for several years,great camera! Some day soon,if you want film developed,you'll have to do it yourself. Quote Link to comment
OkieRA29 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Dragging this one up from the dead. That is in fact a leica IIIc as it is post war. It is a rangefinder, so you will need to focus through one window and compose through the other. I have plenty of old cameras. Hell, my main shooter is a Nikon N90s. I do not have any leicas, but have focused instead on Russian copies of the leicas. The glass is just as good and the cameras themselves are about a tenth of the cost. Quality is hit or miss. The earlier cameras are usually better than the newer ones. My favorite shooters from the Russians are... My Kiev 2, which is a direct copy of the pre-war Contaxt. This camera is from 1949 and contains some actual contax parts. The lens is a ZK lens, which is actually a Carl Ziess Jenna lens with Russian markings She shoots beautiful pics with no work from me. This is one of the reporters I work with at a Hillary Clinton rally during the campaign of 2008 Low light stuff during christmas a few years ago at a local coffee/chocolate shop My 1958 Zorki 4 with a direct copy of the Sonnar 50mm lens. Shoots very nicely when used right My Zorki 3 which is basically a copy of your leica IIIc. Some stuff I shot the day I received it. There were a lot of light leaks that needed fixing. It shoots much better now. Hopefully, in the time that has passed since you first posted this, you have not sold the camera. Pick up some Kodak BCN 400 and have some fun. Get a couple of rolls as you will need at least one to get used to the shooting style these old rangefinders demand. Quote Link to comment
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