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Subject: Vs: [Leica] How to spot a counterfeit
From: "Raimo Korhonen" <raimo.korhonen@pp2.inet.fi>
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 17:35:52 +0100

Is there a roller on the tip of the rangefinder actuating lever inside the lens mount? AFAIK no Russian Leica-copy has this.
All the best!
Raimo
photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen

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Aihe: [Leica] How to spot a counterfeit


>To the collective wisdom of the LUG-
>
>Are there any sure signs to spot a counterfeit Leica?
>
>I'm comparing the appearance of my IIIg and III (Model F)
>
>e.g.
>
>1)  differences in the "Leica" script
>     - the "eica" on the III is larger in comparison to the "L" than on the
>IIIg
>
>2) quality of leatherette - much better on the IIIg.
>    - the III has gaps between the leather edges and metal
>      (worse on the curved edges) and the holes for the screws
>      have cuts to the adjacent vertical surfaces.
>     - did the leatherette from an 1938 camera shrink?
>
>3)  quality of letters "Ernst Leitz Wetzlar" - not as good on the III
>
>4)  mixed caps and small letter on the III, whereas the IIIG is all
>     capital lettering
>
>Thanks
>
>
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