Sold Tower 45 $400 (Nicca 5L, lever advance, 1/1000, diopter, no timer, M3 style film door)

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darinwc

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This is 'the one'! This is the last of the true Nicca barnack style Leica Thread Mount cameras.


shutter: Working at all speeds except T runs as 1 sec.
No pinholes.
Film Advance: Functional, nice and smooth
Viewfinder: Clear
Rangefinder patch: Visible, good contrast
Tested with film: no
$400. prefer sales in the USA

 

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Nice "Barnack" camera clone with some of the best reviews I've ever seen, true recreation.
 

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eli griggs said:
Nice "Barnack" camera clone with some of the best reviews I've ever seen, true recreation.
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When I had my Nicca 3S overhauled, I asked the repairman, an elderly German gentleman, what his opinion of the Nicca was.
He replied that, as far as he was concerned, it was as good as any Barnack Leica.
 

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eli griggs said:
Nice "Barnack" camera clone with some of the best reviews I've ever seen, true recreation.
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I am the buyer. It just came in this morning and it is beautiful. I also have a Leica IIIF,
which this camera seems to be based on. My first impression is that the Tower 45 is
a big step up from the III-C and III-F design. The lever wind advance and the flip up
back door make film loading a LOT easier than other bottom loading Barnacks, and
an extra long film leader is unnecessary.
 
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