{"product_id":"superb-1939-leitz-leica-iiia-with-elmar-lens-case-and-spool-freshly-serviced-clad-copy","title":"Superb! 1939 LEITZ LEICA IIIa with Elmar lens, case and spool. Freshly Serviced CLA'd!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cscript language=\"JavaScript\"\u003e\/\/ \u003c![CDATA[\nvar message=\"© Petrakla 2026 Unauthorized use is a copyright violation\"; function keypressed() {;return false;}document.onkeydown=keypressed;function clickIE4(){ if (event.button==2){ alert(message); return false; } } function clickNS4(e){ if (document.layers||document.getElementById\u0026\u0026!document.all){ if (e.which==2||e.which==3){ alert(message); return false; } } } if (document.layers){ document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN); document.onmousedown=clickNS4; } else if (document.all\u0026\u0026!document.getElementById){ document.onmousedown=clickIE4; } document.oncontextmenu=new Function(\"alert(message);return false\")\n\/\/ ]]\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/ajax.googleapis.com\/ajax\/libs\/jquery\/1.7.1\/jquery.min.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e \u003cscript src=\"jquery.zoomooz.min.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e \u003cmeta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=windows-1252\"\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\/\/ \u003c![CDATA[\n(function(d){  var f = d.getElementsByTagName('SCRIPT')[0], p = d.createElement('SCRIPT');  p.type = 'text\/javascript';  p.async = true;  p.src = '\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js';  f.parentNode.insertBefore(p, f);}(document));\n\/\/ ]]\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e \u003cmeta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"titel2\"\u003eCleaned, Lubricated \u0026amp; Adjusted. Ready for immediate use!\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;\"\u003eThere are times when camera collecting is incredibly difficult. It comes as moments when you’re asked simple questions like “What’s the best camera…?” or “Which is the most significant camera ever?” The brain starts working, the heart beats nicely and the mouth moves but if an answer appears at all… it’s a long and complicated one, full of design details, historical moments and personal rationalizations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;\"\u003eFortunately answers come quicker when we are asked to feel more and think less…. Matters of the heart are easier to answer and to agree on. The eye and the heart have a directness and honesty that the brain lacks as it struggles to retain, comprehend and balance all the many details.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;\"\u003eSo here’s a simple question for the heart. What is the most enjoyable camera of the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century…? I don’t know about you, but I see the answer almost immediately. I can also feel it between my hands. And it’s a surprising answer because it runs counter to my technology oriented brain. What I see is not the most expensive, the rarest or even the most sophisticated. That evidently doesn’t impress my heart… which is why the heart and the mind are such a good match. They need each other for balance. The brain tells us what we think we need and the heart tells us what we want. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe most enjoyable camera ever….? I thought it would be a Pentax Spotmatic but it’s not. The winner is a screw mount Leica. It’s honest, it’s significant and above all it’s great fun to be with. The Leica is like the perfect partner that some of us search our entire lives for. It has that unique mix of something for the heart, something for the eye and something for the head. It’s that perplexing mix that insures we never tire of being close. And when you cradle it in your hands, you’re not simply picking up a camera… it’s more like being reunited with an old friend. A friend with rich sparkling stories of adventure and history, life and death, valor and treachery, lives and passion… And like a faithful friend it will go on and on recording our adventures, our children’s adventures and possibly be still there for our grand children to enjoy and to remind them of our life, excursions and adventures. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;\"\u003eThis camera’s own life is long and colorful. I can’t tell you the stories of where it’s been all these years but I can tell you this camera started its long journey of many roads and many years in Germany. The serial number indicates that it was produced in \u003cb\u003e1939 \u003c\/b\u003eat the crossroads of time and space when the world looked very different than it does today. It was a brand new camera when WWII began with the invasion of Poland in September 1939. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNinety years later it’s still in superb condition and works perfectly. In case you’re wondering, it \u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003euses normal 35mm film\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;\"\u003eIt comes complete with lens, Leitz film spool and a brown leather case. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;\"\u003eThis camera has just been carefully \u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003ecleaned, lubricated and adjusted \u003c\/b\u003eto ensure that it will continue working for many years to come. It works very smoothly and lends credence to the idea that the more a Leica is used, the smoother it works. The shutter curtains run smoothly and are completely light tight. The coupled rangefinder has been cleaned and the image is very easy to see and focusing works smoothly \u0026amp; accurately. The view finder is clean and bright. The camera winds very smoothly and all shutter speeds, B \u0026amp; 1 sec. thru 1\/1000\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e are appropriate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;\"\u003eIncluded is a chrome Leitz elmar 3.5\/50mm lens, serial number 476799. The glass is exceptionally clean. There are no scratches, no separated elements, or other problems. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFocus and aperture controls function smoothly and it’s capable of producing lovely photos with modern color and B\u0026amp;W films\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAll in all this is a wonderful collectable Leica. 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