Leidolf Wetzlar Lordomat 35mm Standard Rangefinder

[bigdawg]

Just received this and photographed it before detailing. Really not much to do to it as it is almost immaculate. Only need to adjust the rangefinder a little which is easily done by removing the front top cap and adjusting a screw. Quite small but a heavy little sucker. Bottom and back come off for easy loading of the film. Can hardly wait to try this one out. All in all a beautiful piece of German engineering.

[daveh]

Looks in good condition. Nice.

[olroy2044]

Wow, That is a pretty camera Dawg! Ya dun good!

Roy

[mickeyobe]

What a beautiful specimen.

It's a pleasure to see an old camera that somebody has taken care of.

Mickey

[bigdawg]

Feb 3, 2012 13:38:28 GMT -5 daveh said:

Looks in good condition. Nice.

Thanks. It is in quite good condition. In fact much better than what I expected for what I paid for it.

[bigdawg]

Feb 3, 2012 13:39:00 GMT -5 olroy2044 said:

Wow, That is a pretty camera Dawg! Ya dun good!

Roy

Thanks Roy.

[bigdawg]

Feb 3, 2012 15:51:28 GMT -5 mickeyobe said:

What a beautiful specimen.

It's a pleasure to see an old camera that somebody has taken care of.

Mickey

I feel that way too Mickey.

[colray]

Nice camera.. I thinking I should collect other than Russian.

[bigdawg]

Feb 4, 2012 3:36:56 GMT -5 @colray said:

Nice camera.. I thinking I should collect other than Russian.

Nothing wrong with Russian cameras. Lots of variety for not a lot of money. Quality can vary from camera to camera. The final thing is how well they perform and how they look and feel when using them.

I first look for the design and does the design appeal to me esthetically.
Then if it looks good does the reviews of others say it is a good performer. Then the cost to me compared to the going collector price comes into play. Will it be worth more later as opposed to loosing value over time.

I'm cheap as I use my lunch money saved up to purchase these so I am constantly browsing looking for that cheap buy of a good camera.

My favorite design is an AKA Arette right now. They were well ahead of their peers in the visual appeal of their cameras as far as my tastes go. I still miss my Retina Reflex III camera that I sold but the possibility of one needing a repair moved me away from them.

Leaf shutters are so much easier to deal with. The retina folders are great but they are so expensive right now.

Leicas....Contax? Not till I inherit a fortune! Too expensive right now for my lunch money to cover.