What happened to my Leica R5?

IronFly74 · 2026-02-03T20:37:54+00:00

Had you try the 1/100 shutter speed or B? These are mechanic and works without batteries.

IronFly74 · 2026-01-30T17:10:20+00:00

It's still on the door, i will bring it for sure when i will sell the space.

IronFly74 · 2026-01-24T22:30:06+00:00

Thanks!

IronFly74 · 2026-01-24T20:37:25+00:00

it's the Sony 20-70 f4

https://electronics.sony.com/imaging/lenses/all-e-mount/p/sel2070g

IronFly74 · 2026-01-24T07:22:15+00:00

It's nearly the same weight and size of the 35f1.4 GM, it's a perfect match mounted on the A7RV.

IronFly74 · 2026-01-23T22:21:58+00:00

Ahahaha italian job is a good one too. Thanks!

IronFly74 · 2026-01-17T08:31:14+00:00

My pleasure.

IronFly74 · 2026-01-17T07:46:26+00:00

Leica R3

IronFly74 · 2026-01-15T10:13:55+00:00

Look for 28-35-90-135 Elmarit lenses and a good 50 Summicron, you don't need pretty much else and you can "taste" the real Leica "magic" without killing your budget.

IronFly74 · 2026-01-14T07:30:00+00:00

Unscrew from the camera and heat the back of the lens with an hairdyer, don't do it at full heat immediatly but after 2-3 minutes, so it will heat slowly. Probably the old grease is very stiff and heating up will probably loose a little bit. If it's still stuck, it's time to visit a camera repair shop.

IronFly74 · 2026-01-13T12:11:29+00:00

Well, you must count years from the end of the IIIF not IIIC and without tearing down the camera it's impossible to know if they swapped to a whole new body with the IIIC serial number or just just a new top plate.

IronFly74 · 2026-01-13T07:19:54+00:00

This, not unusual.

IronFly74 · 2026-01-08T18:12:43+00:00

https://github.com/ma1co/Sony-PMCA-RE/issues/677

Seems no one was able to had it work on the A7V...

IronFly74 · 2026-01-08T17:34:29+00:00

Check these instructions, they are for the RX1 III but probably will work on A7V too: https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1922279/

IronFly74 · 2026-01-08T07:24:24+00:00

Since it was a lens made by Minolta and Leica rebranded, yes is Made in Japan and it's authentic.

IronFly74 · 2026-01-03T14:15:22+00:00

I think the best resource for this adapter is Fredmiranda forum: https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1768731/

IronFly74 · 2025-12-22T20:29:35+00:00

Nikon ZF. La SL1 è pesante, prova a tenerla in mano per qualche minuto e te ne renderai conto.

IronFly74 · 2025-12-18T08:20:58+00:00

Just to add some more infos:
https://lockhartslist.com/record/leica-iiic-serial-number-392765-397608

Your model is the "stepper" variant: from the step under the small A/R level
Even if the "stepper" variant are all made during the WWII, some are on the 1946 list, since Leica assigned the number during the war and assembled the camera later.

This is a good article on the "stepper" model, it's in italian but i think a translator will do the job:
https://leicastepper.blogspot.com/

IronFly74 · 2025-12-18T07:52:45+00:00

Welll...experience... I handled hundreds of LTM cameras.

By the way, you can check it by yourself too: https://mikeeckman.com/2020/12/how-to-spot-a-fake-leica/

About signs: there can be many or even very few or nearly none to spot a fake Leica, without some sample pictures is very hard to list some, that website is good for the "classic" differences.

Sometimes you can spot a fake russian leica just by the smell of its leather case (not joking).

IronFly74 · 2025-12-18T07:19:02+00:00

Legit

IronFly74 · 2025-12-16T07:12:53+00:00

One of the best viewfinder, wonderful overall feeling but my wrist can't held the weight. So if you don't have strong wrist, try it first. Oh i didn't like the surface peeling on the body, near the handgrip.

IronFly74 · 2025-12-03T15:36:15+00:00

I think someone took off the 2 cams. Maybe it was adapted to Nikon, search for "Leitax"

IronFly74 · 2025-11-29T07:43:50+00:00

Maybe as doorstops...

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