Clavadeta a una Leica IIIa / The most similar Leica clone
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Hi ha tot un mon fascinant de clons de les càmeres Leica. I no parlo de les copies post-sovietiques modificades en general per provar d'enganyar incauts. Em refereixo a les copies fetes els mateixos anys 30, 40 i 50 de les Leica I, II i III, generalment per fabricants Sovietics, Francesos, Italians i Japonesos. Les més nombroses son les sovietiques però potser algunes les més interessants son les japonenes.
La gran majoria foren produides a la postguerra mundial, ja que les patents alemanes havien estat anulades pels vencedors, i qualsevol fabricant podia lliurement produir un diseny tan solid i conegut com la Leica. Algunes d'aquests "Leica" japoneses presenten força millores sobre el diseny original, però en aquest cas m'interessava un dels models més fidels al original: la Nicca IIIS.
La Nicca IIIS fou produida els anys 1952-54. És una copia estèticament conservadora, practicament identica en tot a la Leica III de 1934, incloent l'ajust d'enfoc del telemetre i el cargol lligat al marquet del visor. La única diferencia evident son els endolls de flaix a la part frontal.
Aquesta càmera en particular va marcada EP al dial de rebobinat, cosa que indica que fou venguda en una base militar nord-americana al Japó i com a tal marcada com exepta d'impostos d'exportació.
L'objectiu no venia amb la càmera, essent un Industar-50 sovietic que jo ja tenia.
www.canonrangefinder.org/Nicca_Cameras.htm
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There is a whole fascinating world of clones of Leica cameras. And I’m not talking about post-Soviet copies modified in general to try to fool the unwary. I am referring to copies made in the same 30s, 40s and 50s of the Leica I, II and III, usually by Soviet, French, Italian and Japanese manufacturers. The most numerous are the Soviets but perhaps some of the most interesting are the Japanese.
The vast majority were produced in the post-World War II period, as German patents had been annulled by the victors, and any manufacturer could freely produce a design as solid and well-known as the Leica. Some of these Japanese "Leica" feature quite a few improvements over the original design, but in this case I was interested in one of the most faithful models to the original: the Nicca IIIS.
The Nicca IIIS was produced in 1952-54. It is an aesthetically conservative copy, virtually identical in everything to the 1934 Leica III, including the telemetry focus adjustment and the screw attached to the viewfinder window "elbow". The only obvious difference is the two flash plugs on the front.
This particular camera was marked EP on the rewind dial, indicating that it was sold at a US military base or duty free shop in Japan.
The lens did not come with the camera, being a Soviet Industar-50 that I already had.
www.canonrangefinder.org/Nicca_Cameras.htm
yashicasailorboy.com/2017/06/27/marked-photo-gear-is-it-r...
Clavadeta a una Leica IIIa / The most similar Leica clone
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Hi ha tot un mon fascinant de clons de les càmeres Leica. I no parlo de les copies post-sovietiques modificades en general per provar d'enganyar incauts. Em refereixo a les copies fetes els mateixos anys 30, 40 i 50 de les Leica I, II i III, generalment per fabricants Sovietics, Francesos, Italians i Japonesos. Les més nombroses son les sovietiques però potser algunes les més interessants son les japonenes.
La gran majoria foren produides a la postguerra mundial, ja que les patents alemanes havien estat anulades pels vencedors, i qualsevol fabricant podia lliurement produir un diseny tan solid i conegut com la Leica. Algunes d'aquests "Leica" japoneses presenten força millores sobre el diseny original, però en aquest cas m'interessava un dels models més fidels al original: la Nicca IIIS.
La Nicca IIIS fou produida els anys 1952-54. És una copia estèticament conservadora, practicament identica en tot a la Leica III de 1934, incloent l'ajust d'enfoc del telemetre i el cargol lligat al marquet del visor. La única diferencia evident son els endolls de flaix a la part frontal.
Aquesta càmera en particular va marcada EP al dial de rebobinat, cosa que indica que fou venguda en una base militar nord-americana al Japó i com a tal marcada com exepta d'impostos d'exportació.
L'objectiu no venia amb la càmera, essent un Industar-50 sovietic que jo ja tenia.
www.canonrangefinder.org/Nicca_Cameras.htm
yashicasailorboy.com/2017/06/27/marked-photo-gear-is-it-r...
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There is a whole fascinating world of clones of Leica cameras. And I’m not talking about post-Soviet copies modified in general to try to fool the unwary. I am referring to copies made in the same 30s, 40s and 50s of the Leica I, II and III, usually by Soviet, French, Italian and Japanese manufacturers. The most numerous are the Soviets but perhaps some of the most interesting are the Japanese.
The vast majority were produced in the post-World War II period, as German patents had been annulled by the victors, and any manufacturer could freely produce a design as solid and well-known as the Leica. Some of these Japanese "Leica" feature quite a few improvements over the original design, but in this case I was interested in one of the most faithful models to the original: the Nicca IIIS.
The Nicca IIIS was produced in 1952-54. It is an aesthetically conservative copy, virtually identical in everything to the 1934 Leica III, including the telemetry focus adjustment and the screw attached to the viewfinder window "elbow". The only obvious difference is the two flash plugs on the front.
This particular camera was marked EP on the rewind dial, indicating that it was sold at a US military base or duty free shop in Japan.
The lens did not come with the camera, being a Soviet Industar-50 that I already had.
www.canonrangefinder.org/Nicca_Cameras.htm
yashicasailorboy.com/2017/06/27/marked-photo-gear-is-it-r...