Ĭosmetically the item has no signs of damage, but as you can see from the images provided there is some surface marks and loss of paint and wear here and there. It works extremely well and I have measured out distances between 1 and 10 metres and tested out the rangefinder and find it very accurate still. The view through the viewfinder, despite a few small dust particles is bright and clear.
In use I find the rangefinder has a lovely bright and clear focus patch that you can easily adjust ti bring the two images together so you can then read off the distance. There is some dust particles inside the optics. I have taken some close up images of the item and the glass surfaces of the optical pieces so you can see. There are no obvious marks or scratches to the optics I can see. The wheel you turn to make adjustment turns very smoothly and precisely. The rangefinder is fully working as it should. Īll I do know it’s that’s is a beautiful well made thing that is head and should above any other clip on range finder I have tried in the past. I just have tried my best to find out as much as I can by looking online and the Fonor model seems to be the best match I can find. I’m sure someone with the knowledge of Leica or leitz items made from this early period will correct me if I am wrong.
I just cannot be 100% it is the FONOR model as several over similar looking shoe mount rangefinders where also by the company at the same time. It’s obvious made by E leitz wetzlar with it engraved on the item and you can just tell from weight and build quality of it it’s an original item. I need to be upfront about listing this as a E Leitz wetzlar FONOR shoe mount rangefinder. Vedi costi di spedizione, Inviare a Regno Unito, Antigua e Barbuda, Austria, Belgio, Bulgaria, Croazia, Repubblica di, Cipro, Repubblica Ceca, Danimarca, Estonia, Finlandia, Francia, Germania, Grecia, Ungheria, Irlanda, Italia, Lettonia, Lituania, Lussemburgo, Malta, Paesi Bassi, Polonia, Portogallo, Romania, Slovacchia, Slovenia, Spagna, Svezia, Australia, Stati Uniti, Bahrain, Canada, Giappone, Nuova Zelanda, Cina, Israele, Hong Kong, Norvegia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Messico, Singapore, Corea del Sud, Svizzera, Taiwan, Thailandia, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Isole Cayman, Dominica, Egitto, Guernsey, Gibilterra, Guadalupa, Grenada, Guyana francese, Islanda, Jersey, Giordania, Cambogia, Saint Kitts e Nevis, Santa Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Macau, Monaco, Maldive, Montserrat, Martinica, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Riunione, Isole Turks e Caicos, Aruba, Arabia Saudita, Sud Africa, Emirati Arabi Uniti, Cile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Repubblica Dominicana, Guatemala, Honduras, Giamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Filippine, Qatar, El Salvador, Trinidad e Tobago, Uruguayįield, Large Format, Medium Format, RangefinderĮ Leitz wetzlar ( later to become Leica ).