[Leica] My 1st IIIc purchase

[charlie at droolassicpark.com (Charlie Meyer)]

But for $20, it would be worth buying IMHO.  Send it to Youxin to get  
an estimate. For bits like the takeup spool even if the rf/shutter  
was not worth it, there wouldn't be much, if any, financial risk.

I paid about $225 on that not to e named auction site recently for  
one of Youxin's IIIc's.  Great deal considering what the IIIc's go  
for as closet queens with doG knows what wrong with them.

Your mileage may vary.

Charlie

On Nov 13, 2007, at 7:46 AM, Leonard Taupier wrote:

> Hi Phil,
>
> I don't think I would do it. Sounds like there is too much wrong.  
> You can get a IIIC with a recent CLA from Sandy Ritz for $249. It  
> has a little brassing but that's OK. And if something isn't working  
> right you can get your money back. I don't know what a CLA, new  
> shutter, and rangefinder repair would cost but I bet more then $249.
>
> Len
>
>
> On Nov 12, 2007, at 9:54 PM, Philip Forrest wrote:
>
>> The camera shop I work for has a consignment department which is  
>> unfortunately
>> through that e-auction site that shall not be named.
>> Anyways, the guy who handles the consignments is a really honest  
>> man & I trust
>> his assessment of cameras.  I haven't had the chance to handle the  
>> camera
>> since that department is across town.  The camera in question is a  
>> post-war
>> IIIc ser #432xxx.  That puts it in 1946-47.  The shutter speeds  
>> are all
>> accurate with just a small amount of lag in the 1 second speed.   
>> Rangefinder
>> is completely inoperable for all intents & purposes.  The chrome  
>> is somewhat
>> pitted & vulcanite all intact.  No scratches or dents, just a mild  
>> amount of
>> brassing.  The big problem is that the shutter supposedly leaks  
>> quite a bit.
>> I can probably get this camera for less than $20 and I trust the  
>> source in
>> their description of it.  As the RF isn't working, I'd be using it  
>> with my
>> wide lenses & scale focusing (15mm, 28mm and 35mm.)
>> So, would it be worth it for me to buy it in this user condition  
>> and have the
>> shutter curtains replaced as well as the body generally CLA'd?
>> OR, would I be better off buying a camera that already works?
>>
>> thanks,
>> PhilFo
>>
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