Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Two Leicas - First was a gift from my aunt, the camera originally belonged to my grandfather, who bought a new IIIF BD new in 1951/52. The other is an M2 that was inherited from my dad, who bought it used in NYC around 1959. He said he had a IIIC where the shutter broke, and he took it in to NYC to have it repaired. A GI had brought the M2 back from Germany after serving in WW2 and didn't understand the metric on the lens (it was measured in cm in lieu of inches) and sold it. My dad was an engineering student at the time and the repair for the IIIC was roughly equivalent to the cost of the M2. For him it was a no-brainer. I still use both of them. Not bad for 2 cameras that are 60 - 70 years old. Still need to post something :( Alice Kroehle