Leica IIIa - shutter release collar

[David H. Bebbington]

Just got a Leica IIIa in good order apart from having the screw collar around the shutter release missing (which often happens, since you have to take the collar off to put a cable release on). Does anyone have one or know where I might get one (have tried several repairmen and Leica specialists in UK)?

Regards,

David

 

[David H. Bebbington]

I should have known - no matter what the question, the answer is ebay!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Shutter-ring-co...ryZ30030QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[David H. Bebbington]

Apparently this supplier has quite a lot of remanufactured parts of the kind which might be missing on old Leicas:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160113174199

 

[Woolliscroft]

The camera works fine without it anyway.

David.

 

[David H. Bebbington]

The camera works fine without it anyway.

David.

It wil certainly work for a while, eventually the shutter release will pick up dirt and not operate smoothly. For $12 plus postage, I think I'd rather have the camera the way the maker intended!

 

[Anscojohn]

The older Nikons (F) had the same threaded collar, as did the Yashica TLRs. It might be easier to find one of them.

 

[Roger Hicks]

Dear David,

As far as I recall (I've not tried it for years) the locking collar from a bicycle inner tube fits...

Cheers,

Roger