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Thanks Ratty,

Now to the point - I agree that it is a strange "labelling", but nevertheless this is considered a pre WWII. You couldn't probably know this if you were not a Leica shooter, or collector.

Most people know that 1939 was the first year of WWII.

The reasoning here is a bit different from the historical facts about WWII posted in wikipedia:
  • Cams starting from 1946 are "labelled"as Post WWII
  • Cams having the German military labels were allocated for the different branches of the German military. Most common are cameras marked "Luftwaffen Eigentum" (airforce property), others were marked "Heer" (Army) or "WH" (wehrmacht Heer) - these are considered WWII cams. The grey IIIc models (due to aluminium shortage) and the IIIc models with one red curtain (again material shortage) are also considered WWII cams
  • Cams released 1940-1942 which do not carry any military symbols are considered Pre-WWII, no matter that the war had started and had already involved several nations.
Cheers!
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Kind Regards,
Yanko Kitanov

I am dreaming to enhance the sensitivity of my own perception and not the sensitivity of my camera's sensor...
 
... Lucky you. Looks like it is all in excellent condition.

What are the tube type things on the right hand side of the image with everything shown ?

Cheers.
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Rgds, Dave.
Have fun - take lotsa pix.

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buckshot said:
Bill

Did you know (I know its a stretch but what the heck) Colonel John F. Roche (Jack)?
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Nope. I guess that you knew him? The only fun guys I got to meet over there were Bob Hope and Danny Kaye, and Danny didn't seem to be having very much fun.
 
Hi, yes it is fully functional. :) Thanks!

The tubes are the macro ring extenders.

Cheers!
Yanko
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Kind Regards,
Yanko Kitanov

I am dreaming to enhance the sensitivity of my own perception and not the sensitivity of my camera's sensor...
 
:) It is in Sofia - Bulgaria right now. I am waiting for a friend's visit to Moscow where I still work at the moment, he will bring the kit and then I will be able to get some hands on experience with it.

Thanks again!

Cheers!
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Kind Regards,
Yanko Kitanov

I am dreaming to enhance the sensitivity of my own perception and not the sensitivity of my camera's sensor...
 
Of course historically such a labelling is quite wrong. I prefer your suggestion - it is a war time camera by logic as the producing country - Germany was already involved in the war in 1941.

Cheers!
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Kind Regards,
Yanko Kitanov

I am dreaming to enhance the sensitivity of my own perception and not the sensitivity of my camera's sensor...
 
...I know you wouldn't treat it like a toy... this is a real treasure. Congratulation for this rare and complete set.

Regards
Nic
 
Bill
Billx08 said:
Billx08 said:
Did you know (I know its a stretch but what the heck) Colonel John F. Roche (Jack)?
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Nope. I guess that you knew him? The only fun guys I got to meet over there were Bob Hope and Danny Kaye, and Danny didn't seem to be having very much fun.
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Wow ok you know I am trying to puzzle this together... Uncle Jack is doing well. So now I am most intrigued how you got to meet those really fun guys.

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JB
I am not a photographer, I’m just a guy that takes pictures.
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You have gear I've never seen before. Mine just has the more regular viewfinder seen to the top right of this page:

http://www.thefullwiki.org/Leica_III

It actually closes down the view to match the lens you are using, rather than perform any zoom function. Also you set focus distance to factor out parallax error.

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The FZ50: DSLR handling of a bright Leica 35-420mm lens that's this good: http://www.flickr.com/groups/panasonicfz50/pool/ (slideshow always good). And now add the LX2: http://www.flickr.com/groups/lx2/pool/
[Tomorrows camera is better and smaller than todays]
 
Thanks - for sure I will not I used the word as a joke. This definitely will pass on to my son Stefan and on from him I hope, I'll take good care of it. Right now it is already 70 years old and functional as new. It is so nice to have something like this when you love film rendering and volume just as I do.
Unlike this I doubt that I'll pass my APS-C DSLR to my son though :D

Have an excellent day!
Yanko
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Kind Regards,
Yanko Kitanov

I am dreaming to enhance the sensitivity of my own perception and not the sensitivity of my camera's sensor...
 
Didn't get you the first time, sorry!

These are hard shutter button extension rods. There are also soft shutter extenders next to the camera and an auto shutter device straight next to the hard extenders - it can be used both with the hard and the soft extenders.

Cheers!
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Kind Regards,
Yanko Kitanov

I am dreaming to enhance the sensitivity of my own perception and not the sensitivity of my camera's sensor...
 
That's an amazing new toy & so much history with it. It's great too that it is being kept in the family. Enjoy!!
 
buckshot said:
buckshot said:
buckshot said:
Did you know (I know its a stretch but what the heck) Colonel John F. Roche (Jack)?
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Nope. I guess that you knew him? The only fun guys I got to meet over there were Bob Hope and Danny Kaye, and Danny didn't seem to be having very much fun.
Click to expand...
Wow ok you know I am trying to puzzle this together... Uncle Jack is doing well. So now I am most intrigued how you got to meet those really fun guys.
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From the occasional USO road shows. It was a one-way meeting. I met them but they didn't get to meet me. :) Bob Hope was up on a small stage briefly and other entertainers did the bulk of the entertaining. I only saw a small part of a different show and only got to see Danny Kaye backstage where he apparently was in a bad mood, being sarcastic and snippy to his crew. Maybe he was given some K-rations but got stuck with a can of Ham & Lima Beans. Both shows were on the Tan Son Nhut air base but in different locations, approx. 1966/1967. Wish I had my camera with me then.
 
Hi,

Thanks! My grandfather told me that this VF was very useful for sports shooting. There is another VF that was not included in the photo of the kit, since I use it on my DSLR too. Here it is - a Zeiss Ikon:



Cheers!
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Kind Regards,
Yanko Kitanov

I am dreaming to enhance the sensitivity of my own perception and not the sensitivity of my camera's sensor...
 
Thank you for the nice words!

Have a fine day!
Yanko
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Kind Regards,
Yanko Kitanov

I am dreaming to enhance the sensitivity of my own perception and not the sensitivity of my camera's sensor...
 
Yanko, very nice. I'll give you $100. for the entire kit. Hurry, before I change my mind.
 
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