Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fore sale, vintage Leica cameras and lenses: Leica II (D) black & nickel 1932 vintage 5 digit serial number (sn: 83594). Camera body is ex++ with some brassing at edges (mostly on bottom plate), no dents or dings. Shutter speeds appear ok and range finder is spot on. Viewfinder is bright, clear, and clean. Leather is all intact and in quite beautiful condition. A very nice example for a camera of this vintage. $695. 50mm f/2.5 nickel Hektor lens for above Leica II (sn: 16127, 1933 vintage). Glass is near mint (recent CLA by Focal Point), barrel shows a fair amount of handling wear (but no dents, dings, etc. just age wear of the nickel finish). $295. 135mm f/4.5 Elmar for above Leica II. Vintage is uncertain as there is no serial number on the lens, though number 8907 is etched inside the lens body on the forward most light baffle. Lens is range finder coupled. Glass is clean and clear (no haze) but has been coated at some point. I can detect no wipe marks or other defects in glass. Lens body is ex/ex+ showing only some light brassing (no dents or dings). Overall exceptionally nice for its vintage. Leica Ic sn: 455890 (1949/50 vintage). ex+ condition (would be mint-/ex+ but for very light flaking of chrome on back edge of top and bottom plates). Shark skin vulcanite fully intact and in beautiful condition. No brassing, light scuffs on bottom of bottom plate. $495 50mm f/3.5 Red Scale Elmar (sn: 1202207) for above Leica Ic. Mint- condition. No haze. This lens has seen little if any use and is truly a gorgeous example of the fairly rare red scale Elmar. Includes original chrome shade, caps, and leather case. $395. Leica Standard (E) Chrome. (sn: 322684) 1939 vintage. Ex+ condition (maybe even a bit better than that but I prefer to grade conservatively). No brassing, leather is beautiful and fully intact. Viewfinder is very bright and clear and shutter speeds appear to be on. A very nice example of the Leica Standard. $550 35mm f/3.5 Elmar for the above Leica Standard (sn: 251568) 1935 vintage. Chrome. Glass is about mint and lens body/barrel is mint- condition. No haze. Includes front cap only. Uncoated glass. $275. 135 f/4.5 Hektor (sn: 370558) 1936 vintage. One of the nicest prewar Hektors I have come across. Black body, near mint glass. No fogging or haze. Glass was coated at some point (as far as I know they were not coated when originally produced). Includes caps and black bakelite lens case. $275. For Leica M, chrome 50mm f/3.5 Elmar, E39 filter size (sn: 1146217) 1954 vintage. A very nice example of the early collapsible Elmar-M. Glass is about mint, body/barrel is mint-/ex++ condition. Includes caps. $295. Shutter curtains on the above cameras are all perfect. Not dried out, no holes, no material flaking, etc. All prices include shipping of my choice in the US. If you don't like my prices make me an offer. e-mail to nightblind@juno.com for additional details or info. Thank you, Don Bledsoe Boise, Idaho _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]