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Ok, so I now have a place (or two) to get my father's 2 Leica IIIf bodies fixed.I know his dream has always been to have the 2 bodies, one with a "standard" lense (he has a 50mm 1:2 Summitar), the other mainly for a telephoto, but also to swap out occaisionally for a wide-angle lense.
What telephoto and wide-angle lenses fit the IIIf? I would LOVE to get ahold of them an surprise him before he and my mom take thier once-in-a-lifetime Alaska cruise in May.
Knock-offs might be ok, but I would like to stay with Leica lenses, if possible.
Thanks!
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You've got a number of choices. One thing to remember is that the III series' viewfinder shows the frame for the 50mm normal lens only, so if you add a wide-angle or a telephoto you'll need a viewfinder accessory (fits in the accessory shoe on top). The most prevalent is the Leitz Imarect, which shows 35, 50, 85, 90, and 135 frames (there were some variations, but that's what mine has). (There is also a rare, very expensive 28mm adapter for that finder, but I wouldn't recommend it or the also very expensive 28mm Leitz lenses, because of their price/performance ratio.) For any accessory Leitz lens, you're better off with a post-war lens, as it will be coated and (usually) a more modern formulation than the pre-war variants. For a basic wide angle, there's the 35mm f/3.5 Summaron, a nice, not too-expensive lens (that's what I have). The later f2.8 Summaron and f/2.0 Summacron are very expensive. For teles, you have a choice of 90mm or 135mm (yes, there are oddball 85's, and 200mm's, but the former are rare and expensive, and if you want to go longer than 135, you're better off with an SLR). Anyway, a nice 90mm Elmar would do the trick for a moderate-telephoto/portrait lens. Be aware that ALL Leitz stuff is rather expensive because of its reputation and because of collector interest, that is all is now rather old and you need to make sure the glass is unscratched and the focusing mechanism isn't worn out, and that it expects you to know what you're doing (no LCD's, microchips, or warning beeps). And of course just loading a III series is an adventure, as you need to trim the film leader (the film manufacturers shortened the leaders in the '80's, to the chagrin of Leicaphiles worldwide) and do a major Houdini-move to get the film in. Having said all that, the Leica screw-mount cameras are a joy to use...really. (BTW, a Japanese company, Cosina, I think, is now making screw-mount lenses under the Voightlander name which will fit your camera and are supposed to be of very high quality...just depends on whether you want "real" Leitz lenses or not.)
Sorry for the long, rambling post. Hope this helps.
Look for a coated 135mm f/4.5 Hektor, if you want something longer than the 90mm. The later 135 f/4.0 Elmar is nice, but much more expensive. You have to focus the 135 carefully, because of its limited depth-of-field, and the relatively short base of the III's rangefinder, but it works fine.Finding clean screw-mount Leica equipment is getting harder; you might try KEH Camera in Atlanta (www.keh.com), one of the best used camera places to do business with that I've found.
has generated a lot of qustions. At least I have an idea on what to surf the net for.The Voightlanders look pretty attractive, I might go that route.
Heck, the Bessa R2 looks attractive as an entry-level M clone, at half the price (or less) of a used Leica body. Might be my excuse to dump my '70's vintage Minolta SLR...
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