Leica IIIa
Leica IIIa made in 1936, with 50mm F2 Summar. Clean, bright viewfinder and rangefinder. Rangefinder images overlap perfectly. This camera must have been reconditioned at some time, the curtain looks like it was replaced (see photo). The lens is clean with no scratches, fungus or haze. Hard to believe it's 72 years old. Here are some photos taken with it. Pretty good, but the bad news is half the roll didn't come out, seemingly random. I thought the film advance wasn't functioning properly at one point, but that wouldn't explain it. User error? Erratic shutter seems to be the most likely explanation, although it sounds fine. It was a little cold that day, maybe just enough to slow it down?
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