Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Few years ago: IIIc w/ 50 3.5 Elmar - $50 No leatherette covering, missing 1 front VF cover, shutter destroyed, RF off, lens foggy, aperture stiff 3 - repairs later and around $450 later still a light leak even with new shutter curtains Little research, hey this IIIc is a IIIcK and the lens may have originally come with camera! Okay money not quite down the drain........... 4th repair from the good folks in Canada - light leak fixed! Ouch those duty fees hurt! Camera sold for $800, lens kept til this day. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "G Hopkinson" Subject: RE: [Leica] My 1st IIIc purchase > PhilFo, firstly for less than $20, you don't have to think about it. Just > buy it. The decision comes later regarding whether you > want to spend the money to have shutter and the finder repaired. If not > you are only out $20 and who knows it might have some > useful > spares in it. I have a 111c from the same period. It is very clean BUT > needs new shutter blinds. Here the cost is prohibitive > compared to another clean 111c in working condition (still allowing for a > CLA). You would expect to pay for a CLA for any 111c > that > you acquire (just had done by previous owner or to be arranged by you). > Shutters that sound "accurate" are very unlikely to be so. > That would be normal and the CLA should cover that, at least down to 30th > sec. Paying for blinds and finder repairs is quite a > different thing. > Everyone dreams of picking up a bargain that they can just get a bit of > work on. Almost certain that it will cost more than you > expect. You really need to be practical and get a good idea of what it > will really cost to turn into a user. You might as well > start > with one that is clean externally and has at least a functional > rangefinder. > > Best of luck and let us know how you go. > Cheers > hoppy