Restoring a 85-year-old Leica camera

Analog Insights November 22, 2020
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Hi, we are Jules, Greg and Max. This channel's primary focus is analog photography in the digital age. We are sharing gear and film reviews as well as learnings from our various shoots and insights on developing film. In the process, we also address different kinds of photography (e.g. portrait & fashion editorials, landscape and street photography) on all sorts of formats (e.g. 35mm, medium format, 4x5 inch). We hope you enjoy our little channel and look forward to hear from you.

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This episode is about how I inherited an 85-year old Leica camera, how my friend Jules meticulously repaired and restored it, where exactly the camera came from, and how we eventually took it out again to expose a couple of test rolls of film. I hope you enjoy it. Gear used: Leica IIIa (upgraded to IIIf) 50mm f/2.0 Summar Films used: Kodak Portra 400 Ilford FP4 Agfa APX 100 Strap by Due North Leather Goods: https://duenorthleather.com

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