Newly Made Russian Leica 0 Replica and Western Seller with Repairman plus Guarantee

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

I have few months to able to buy a Russian Leica 0 Replica and I am looking for a west european or american dealer who oftenly does trade and able to sell me a newly made copy and checks the cameras mechanism and give a guarantee.

I dont want a East European,Ukranian or Russian source because I heard they fix the camera with only kitchen knife, No thank you !

If the seller has a repairman who will CLA the camera and change the weak parts , its better.

Thank you,

Umut

 

[summicron1]

I was unaware such a replica had been made in Russia, but if it has I'd be deeply suspicious. The "O" replicas that Leitz made have a completely different mechanism than the later production cameras -- a non-capping shutter, a shutter speed dial that works on the shutter opening instead of speeds, and a very different way of working. You have to cap the lens while winding, you can only set the shutter speed after the camera is wound (I think, maybe before) and there are other oddities I forget.

One could, I suppose, modify a Russian camera to look like an "O" Leica, but not the mechanism. That would mean a cosmetic copy, but not a real copy.

You could, of course, buy the real thing. Not cheap. They are also rather tedious to use, but that never stopped this crowd.

 

[Gerald C Koch]

I have often wondered why Leitz chose the "0" design to reproduce. While it made a very pricey and good collectors item, it appears that they were a pain to use. A reproduction of the first production Leica would seem a better choice to me.

 

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

Thank you Summicron and Gerald,

I found a possibility of that copy last night , late hours and still not able to confirm safely. Prices are flying everywhere , for original german clone , some wants 500 some wants 1500 dollars and I looked these cameras and they made poorly, only the good thing with these cameras are the leatherette and its excellent but all other dials are poorly made and shouting I am not the original one.

I will ask to rff and will turn back here , for me if it is cosmetic , its ok , I like the viewfiner , can chance the lens with original and here we go.

 

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

There is no Leica 0 copy anywhere even cosmetic copy

Thank you Summicron and Gerald,

I found a possibility of that copy last night , late hours and still not able to confirm safely. Prices are flying everywhere , for original german clone , some wants 500 some wants 1500 dollars and I looked these cameras and they made poorly, only the good thing with these cameras are the leatherette and its excellent but all other dials are poorly made and shouting I am not the original one.

I will ask to rff and will turn back here , for me if it is cosmetic , its ok , I like the viewfiner , can chance the lens with original and here we go.

I am sorry , I learned from rff , there is nothing presented like leica zero null 0 copy made in russia , ukraine and china , even there is no cosmetic copy , of course there are original copies from leica.

I am sorry.

Umut

 

[McFortner]

I have often wondered why Leitz chose the "0" design to reproduce. While it made a very pricey and good collectors item [...]

*DING* *DING* *DING* *DING* *DING* We have a WINNER!

But, seriously, Leica has been all about making VERY expensive status symbols instead of cameras for a very long time now, ever since the M3 IMHO. LTMs were expensive, but not as expensive relatively speaking and were made for users, not collectors. That's why they killed the CL, it undercut their price gouging, er, flagship, M5 by 3:1, even though the CL was the superior camera. C'est la vie and all that jazz.[/QUOTE]

 

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

Which status , do they call you Sir or Kont or Master when you have a LTM , Only you will hear , film is dead or why you are using that old camera ?

 

[250swb]

*DING* *DING* *DING* *DING* *DING* We have a WINNER!

But, seriously, Leica has been all about making VERY expensive status symbols instead of cameras for a very long time now, ever since the M3 IMHO......snip.... That's why they killed the CL, it undercut their price gouging, er, flagship, M5 by 3:1, even though the CL was the superior camera. .

As status symbols Leica's were very well represented in Vietnam as jewellery for photojournalists, they must have impressed people while being photographed by Bruce Davidson or Gary Winogrand, and many people continue to spend up to an astonishing $499 on an M2 body purely to display their wealth and social status.

But, seriously, what is it that makes the CL a superior camera to the M5?


Steve

 

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

500 dollars is not symbol of wealth , may be in Africa or Afghanistan , not at southeast asia , cut the rambo movies.

 

[250swb]

I'm glad you agree.


Steve

 

[Dan Fromm]

Mustafa, buy the wretched thing. It will disappoint you and give you more to complain about.

I'm happy for you because you have enough funds to think about buying such a thing.

 

[cliveh]

Do not have any dealings with sales of Leica products outside of the European Union.