A couple of years ago I saw a Leica with a lens cap adorned with a
Swastika at a street shop in St. Petersburg. The vendor suggested
that it was made for the Nazi brass, but I didn't inquire about the
price as I had no interest in buying it. It looked genuine, but how
can one tell? Would it likely have accepted modern cassettes? It
appeared to have a built-in range finder but my memory is kind of foggy.
Roger
On 6 Jun 2007, at 9:41 PM, Emily L. Ferguson wrote:
I think I still have some of those around here somewhere. I
suppose they're of value still to someone? My father had those old
Leicas back in the early 60's. He loaned me one dating from just
before the war as a starter camera. Lost rolls of film because I
couldn't get the takeup reel to pick up the tab.
Why Leica didn't hinge the back I'll never understand.
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