Hard to find a man so experienced in film photography. Keeping it simple. Love it
@PhillipMcCordall3 жыл бұрын
Thankyou, :)
@jpoconnor57442 жыл бұрын
There are genuine Elmar lenses with no serial number. When a Leica I (Model A), which had a fixed (non-interchangeable) lens with no serial number, was factory converted to a Leica II, III, or IIIa, the lens was converted to LTM for use on the camera, and no serial number was assigned to the lens.
@steveborghardt9 ай бұрын
Wow - thanks so much for this - I was looking through Ebay and it looks like every Leica 2 in the $800 to $1,000 price range is fake - I'm so glad I've found your video. Thanks again.
@barrybridgeford53018 күн бұрын
As a kid, I knowingly bought a couple of Canon rangefinder bodies at Toronto pawnshops and equipped them with a variety of German lenses. My favourite lens was a Leica Summicron F2 (collapsable brass) .. sharp as a tack!
@michaelsimonds26324 жыл бұрын
Superb, expert, professional suggestion of what to do during lockdown! Read about a feature, then practice it, then go on to another feature. Mr. McCordall, you are the best!
@PhillipMcCordall4 жыл бұрын
Thanks , very few know what their cameras can do , me included :)
@MrVoayer4 жыл бұрын
Well... Short but to the point ! Well done ! Keep them coming !
@davepastern Жыл бұрын
Looking at a used Leica IIIf online - seems to have the right rangefinder actuator in the lens mount area, shutter button looks like your example IIIf but has a hole in it (looked at a bunch of alternatives and they all had the same looking shutter button). Top plate looks legit as well as the engraving and serial number. The viewfinder is square though (but has a ledge). Again, I looked at a bunch of others and they all had square viewfinder housings on the front of the camera. I'm guessing that there's a tonne of fakes on the market...
@davepastern Жыл бұрын
Checking Lagers history of Leica book and it seems square window is correct. Got a great deal USD $250 for the 3 set, signed by Mr Lager and in as new condition. Stoked!!!
@dmytro7323 ай бұрын
@@davepastern So you're saying that there were Leicas with rectangular viewfinders? I've always used that as a sign that it's probably a fake.
@davepastern3 ай бұрын
@@dmytro732 I can only go on Lager's books...
@d1llp1ckl3zz519 күн бұрын
I bought a Leica IIIa but it has the same edge as the black Leica viewfinders. Its shutter button is also taller and has a neck. I don’t know if it’s a real or Frankenstein’s Leica 3a
@NoosaHeads Жыл бұрын
I have a couple of fakes. You don't even need to look at specifics. Just the general quality is a dead giveaway - quality of chrome plating, knurling, lettering etc - is all you need to make a very rapid assessment. I honestly believe i could determine a fake, with a blindfold on - the difference is so obvious. The Reid is a different matter. It feels very high quality but looking at it immediately shows what it is.
@Tailracehero4 жыл бұрын
Great video . .my son collects and even restores old cameras, so I've sent him the link . .Thanks for sharing! #30
@yakovsoloo42412 жыл бұрын
Great video! Do you have a similar video for Leica lens?
@blackestknights4 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you are alive and kicking phil
@tonytfuntek32624 жыл бұрын
Nice video.....I almost picked up a gold Leica at a flea market for $100.00 Alarm bells went off in my head so I walked away from it.
@PhillipMcCordall4 жыл бұрын
Not a bad price for one with a Leica marking, as it's a great talking point :)
@hahaahah7214 Жыл бұрын
There were 11 o clock versions of the elmar lenses. Also I personally wouldn’t call zorki’s and fed’s really fakes after the first models
@richardsimms2512 жыл бұрын
Very very good. Thank you. Canada
@bmprosser74 Жыл бұрын
I just came across your video and boy oh boy do I feel stupid! I won a bid on what I thought was a Leica. I restored it and even made it work. I don’t even know what to do now because I wanted a genuine Leica. What do you suggest if someone gets a fake and are fakes worth anything?
@PhillipMcCordall Жыл бұрын
yes fakes are still nice cameras that work well.
@user-yl2ey7it4k Жыл бұрын
你好 !你会维修吗?我的佳能仿徕卡,我更换完帘布快门出了问题?B和慢速快门会卡住,两块帘布好像一起过去。 Hello! Can you repair it? My Canon imitates Leica, but after replacing the fabric, did the shutter have any issues? B and the slow shutter will get stuck, and the two curtains seem to pass together.😀
@PhillipMcCordall Жыл бұрын
Well it seems to have a problem, although I'm sure it can be repaired :)
@christophc87663 жыл бұрын
Could you do the same video with the Leica 3 (3a or IIIa especially) , or is it basically the same tipps and things to have closer look?
@terryallen95463 жыл бұрын
Hello, I enjoyed your video. My Leica lllc complies with all your genuine Leica points except the rounded corner on the upper right corner of the viewfinder. I may have misunderstood you on that point. Perhaps you were referring to a Leica ll. Anyway, I've done a bit of simple research and looked at a couple dozen or so Leica lllc images, and they all look like mine, square.
@PhillipMcCordall3 жыл бұрын
Yes your right, As long as the viewfinder has a top that is flush with the top panel , its correct . Congratulations your the first to pick that up :)
@mattdyer95444 жыл бұрын
Very entertaining video, It is quite puzzling that if they can make counterfeit, but realistic looking normal leicas, why all 'special models', Luftwaffe/Olympics are so garish, and obviously fake.
@wakkowarner88102 жыл бұрын
people who buy luftwaffe/olympics leicas know they are fake and just buy them as a show piece or a prop
@michaelbuckley8986 Жыл бұрын
Great presentation.Thank you for sharing.
@abcdefc16453 жыл бұрын
Feds and Zorkis aren’t fakes... they’re feds and zorkis
@PhillipMcCordall3 жыл бұрын
Yes I realise that,Zorki and Fed copied the Leica design legally after the war when the copyrights became free. I thought I had made that clear in the video. However there are a lot of those cameras that have had the parts changed with Leica copied parts, so they look like the real Leia as I demonstrated again in the tutorial. These cameras are difficult to identify as counterfeit cameras. I've nothing against the design copied Zorkis or Feds , they are good cameras. Bear in mind that a copy is not the same as a counterfeit object.
@johnspencer11464 жыл бұрын
Great information, very useful.
@bhoche20554 жыл бұрын
Really missed this amazing man
@PhillipMcCordall4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks, what a compliment :)
@camilafazzio61472 жыл бұрын
Hello sir, i have found a leica camera that used to be from my grandfather. I dont know much about photography or cameras but would like to learn how to use this one for i have fallen in love with it at first sight. However i dont know how to know which model it is to do research on how to use it, would you be able to help me with it? I would be forever grateful. Thank you so much for the well informed video.
@PhillipMcCordall2 жыл бұрын
Firstly send me the body number and I can identify the model. Then I'll know if it's totally manual one, also are there any accessories with it :)
@camilafazzio61472 жыл бұрын
@@PhillipMcCordall of course, the serial Number is 298885 and no it does not have any accessories except the leather case it comes with it. When you know the model could you tell me if it should have accessories? i could look for them and see if i find anything.
@PhillipMcCordall2 жыл бұрын
@@camilafazzio6147 298885 is a Leica 111 (three) made in 1938 , The lens unscrews and many other lenses are available second hand but normally very expensive. Learning how to use it, is another problem if you know nothing, you will need a light meter so you can calculate the exposure, the focus is through the left viewfinder by turning the focus ring with the lens pulled out of course. Loading the film into the camera is not easy and there are several tutorials on you tube on the subject of loading and using a Leica, although for a complete amateur this may be a real learning curve you have in front of you.
@camilafazzio61472 жыл бұрын
@@PhillipMcCordall ok thank you so much for your help i really appreciate it! i will try to do my best, but first i will take it to a shop and see if its all working correctly and can be cleaned. Have a good weekend! thanks again.
@GregCarrick3 жыл бұрын
Is a Fed really a fake when it's not marketed as a Leica? I have a Fed 2. I knew it was a Fed when I bought it, it was sold to me as a Fed, it's got Fed on the body... nothing fake there.
@PhillipMcCordall3 жыл бұрын
No I agree but a lot of feds have had changes to make them look like Leicas, by changing the top housing , that's the object of my video , the rest are legal copies of course.
@Martin_Siegel Жыл бұрын
It should be five centimeters or 50mm (around 8:10 mins)
@michaelschnittker7388 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating video! I have an interesting "Leica clone" with Fed-1 DNA but it doesn't try to pass as a Leica! No, that would be too straight forward and perhaps overly obvious! No, it instead poses as a famous Japanese Leica clone! It tries to pass as a Leotax with the Showa Optical Works Ltd. nomenclature and such! The lens is a collapsible 5cm f/3.5 marked Lantana Anastigmat with metal Leotax cap. But it has the Fed-1 four slotted screws on its front and the three around the tripod socket on the bottom and of course a lever in the lens cavity instead of the Leica roller! It works well (after a fashion) and is interesting as a "clone of a clone" but it's NOT a Leica OR a Leotax!
@joffrythehorse1063 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your usefull tips. Since my favourite photographic local store has closed, i have to buy things online to find a good price, but it's full of traps. I found very usefull the tip on the lenses
@PhillipMcCordall3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@theothertonydutch2 жыл бұрын
I've got a Zorki in abominable condition. I've used the lens a bunch though. It's got character!
@adokapo3 жыл бұрын
Those fakes looks quite nice actually. Would buy them over Laica in a heartbeat.
@PhillipMcCordall3 жыл бұрын
There are plenty of collectors that want copies.
@launch1214 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing info..
@nicoladegiuseppe8354 Жыл бұрын
thank you.
@allanredford6070 Жыл бұрын
you omitted japanese copies.. CANON; Nikon were involved in making bodies, lrnses. Leotax also? servicemen, eat photographers found some of them wprthehile.
@anisharaujo5379 Жыл бұрын
I do have a replica (fake) leica This video is a really good information video that you sir :)
@kong49023 жыл бұрын
Hello sir, good video, is a IIIf having a 821*** serial number normal, please?
@Wiencourager3 жыл бұрын
Google Leica serial numbers, you should be able to find a list.
@codiecrieg24802 жыл бұрын
yeee my is oryginal :3 ^^ Leica IIIa :3 Ty for this video. It help me a lot b4 i bought my :3
@PhillipMcCordall2 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for the comment :)
@wolfgangkaminski45802 жыл бұрын
Thank you, sir.
@wagonfixin Жыл бұрын
I found an old "Leica ll" my dad had given me before I moved, was trying to figure out how it worked so I could do some photography with it and the forum I posted to told me it was a fake Zorki lc Leica kinda funny I didn't plan on selling it regardless
@samuelbourget90763 жыл бұрын
hey I have a leica II and would like to have it authenticated but don't know where to go to do so could you please point me in the right direction. From the vidoe, it might be fake but I want to make sure before selling it. Thank you very much :)
@PhillipMcCordall3 жыл бұрын
What part of the video is different from yours ? The most reliable way to know is by taking the lens off and looking at the focus mechanism on the body. If it's a round wheel then it's 99% sure it's a Leica
@samuelbourget90763 жыл бұрын
@@PhillipMcCordall well the focus mechanism is round but there are screw on the bottom plate and on the lens the screw is long but the rest seems to point at an original
@PhillipMcCordall3 жыл бұрын
@@samuelbourget9076 If everything else is good apart from the screws then your good. I'm told that some did have screws, although I've never seen one :)
@samuelbourget90763 жыл бұрын
@@PhillipMcCordall wow nice then! I got it in a box with others cameras for 150$ cad at a thrift store
@PhillipMcCordall3 жыл бұрын
@@samuelbourget9076 If it's in good working condition you have done very well, even for spares it's worth 100
@JoePastorgomez3 жыл бұрын
pretty much if its not a Leica Rangefinder it's " Fake " Right ?
@PhillipMcCordall3 жыл бұрын
Well it could be a real Leica with a replacement top casing, The biggest problem is what you can see in a photo, when buying on the internet, that's why I show all the different ways of telling.
@shred3005 Жыл бұрын
There are fakes, and then there are clones
@An.Individual4 жыл бұрын
Leica info interesting and the lockdown idea is good.
@stevepringle22952 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@juan73453 жыл бұрын
hi! very nice video i like the vide, but i still have a doubts abaout one leica that i wanna buy, if i show you that one can you say me if it is a real one? thanks
@PhillipMcCordall3 жыл бұрын
yes no problem
@juan73453 жыл бұрын
@@PhillipMcCordall thanks a lot, i have written to you un facebook
@KarthikVP0084 жыл бұрын
corona look where have u bought me...
@edward_grabczewski2 жыл бұрын
Do the Leica fakes actually take good photos? I can't find a single video on KZfaq comparing photos taken with a real Leica and a fake one. Are there any actual photographers buying these fakes interested enough to actually try them out?
@PhillipMcCordall2 жыл бұрын
Yes they are very good but probably no comparison in reliability, also don't forget the quality of an image is mostly the lens and not the body .
@andresefrainmanuelcastillo86364 жыл бұрын
What a great video, thanks for sharing
@fczSevenzero3 жыл бұрын
FED and Zorki bashing. There's nothing you've said that I haven't already heard before.