[rollei_list] Re: OT: Leica IIIc Repair
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc James Small" <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 8:18 PM
Subject: [rollei_list] OT: Leica IIIc Repair


At 10:44 PM 8/25/2008, Richard Knoppow wrote:

>    Now for something completely different (not blowing up
>the BBC), I will probably give Ken Ruth a call. I would have 
>liked to have someone local. This camera was given to me
>years ago. The shutter curtain is hors de combat and it
>probably needs general overhauling. Since I want to use the 
>camera I would rather not experiment on it myself.

Richard

You can do no better than using Ken Ruth.  Again,
he will talk your ear off but, then, you and I
have never spoken on the telephone and you
probably would feel that I spoke
incessantly.  So, who knows?  Ken does great work
and he resolutely stands behind his repairs.  He
is well worth the price of admission.

A working IIIc is a grand camera.  Next, you need
an APDOO self-timer and a Geiss Kontakt IIIc
flash-synch.  Fortunately, both are readily
available at little cost.  With these, the rest
is a matter of picking up those delectable LTM
lenses.  Your camera probably came with the
grossly under-regarded Summitar lens.   If so, I
can perhaps find a Series VI adaptor to gift you
so that you can have a lens hood.  The Elmar and
Summarit are more easily resolved.

Marc
I'll give him a call in a couple of days. Some people think I talk too much. Actually, I think I tend to and have learned some restraint. Most people would rather have you listen. As a lawyer I am sure you know the value of being a really good listener. The camera does have a folding Summitar on it. For a long time I thought this lens had a cracked surface on one of the internal elements but when I looked again the other day it was just fine and the lens has no damage. I don't know if you are interested in Leica serial numbers but just in case the camera number is 512483 and the lens number is 684050. The lens is coated. I have a case and lens cap but no other accessories. I would like to get this thing going because it is so small and light and is a well designed bit of machinery. 

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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
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