Leica IIIg
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- IIIg with a Summaron f= 3.5 cm 1:3.5 lens
- Code names - GOOEF (body only) per Farines List
- GOOEL = GOOEF + ELMOO (Elmar f= 5 cm 1:2.8)
- GOOMI = GOOEF + SOOIC (Summicron (I) f= 5 cm 1:2)
- Production era - 1957-1960; 41,583 cameras
- Evolution - Larger viewfinder; film reminder dial added on back
- Variants - Chrome, black, Black Arctic Swedish military (3crown) and Canadian versions and a few were made with bayonet mount and even rarer IIg version (see Forum Discussion #8 below)
- Accessories - Close focus: ADVOO
- Body - aluminum with chrome plated brass top housing, base plate and knobs
- Size L x W x H - 136 x 39 x 65 mm / 5.35 x 1.54 x 2.60 in
- Designers - Adam Wagner with Wilhelm Stein and Friedrich Gath
- Manuals & brochures
- IIIg Manual courtesy of Mike Butkus
- 1958 Instructions.pdf (in German)
- 1976 Brochure.pdf (in German)
Comment
- On the street - €EU 56,000 (3crown) in 2015
- Reviews
- Forum discussions
Leica IIIg Serial Numbers
^ Camera 934241 is IIIg (ELW)* Cameras 825001,825001 & 825015 are IIg (rare)
SN Start | SN End | Product | Year | Batch |
---|---|---|---|---|
825001 * | 826000 | Leica IIIg (+ IIg) | 15 Jun 1956* | 1000 |
826001 | 829750 | Leica IIIg | 1956 | 3750 |
845001 | 845380 | Leica IIIg ELC | 1956 | 380 |
845381 | 850900 | Leica IIIg (chrom) | 1956 | 5520 |
858001 | 861600 | Leica IIIg | 1957 | 3600 |
861601 | 862000 | Leica IIIg ELC | 1957 | 400 |
867001 | 871200 | Leica IIIg (chrom) | 1957 | 4200 |
871201 | 872000 | Leica IIIg ELC | 1957 | 800 |
877001 | 882000 | Leica IIIg (chrom) | 1957 | 5000 |
888001 | 893000 | Leica IIIg (chrom) | 1957 | 5000 |
903301 | 907000 | Leica IIIg (chrom) | 1957 | 3700 |
933001 | 935000 | Leica IIIg | 1958 | 2000 |
934001 | 934200 | Leica IIIg ELC | 1958 | 200 |
934201^ | 933500 | (unassigned) | 1958 | (200) |
943001 | 944000 | Leica IIIg | 1958 | 1000 |
948001 | 948500 | Leica IIIg | 1958 | 500 |
955001 | 956500 | Leica IIIg (chrom) | 1959 | 1500 |
968501 | 970000 | Leica IIIg | 1959 | 1500 |
971501 | 972000 | Leica IIIg | 1959 | 500 |
980501 | 982000 | Leica IIIg | 1959 | 1500 |
987601 | 987900 | Leica IIIg (chrom+3crown) | 1959 | 300 |
987901 | 988025 | Leica IIIg Schwz Lackiert | 1960 | 125 |
987601 | 989250 | Leica IIIg (chrom+black-3crown) | 1960 | 1650 |
Total | assigned | Leica IIIg serial numbers | 1956-1960 | 43,925 |
. * Serial numbers and batch total from Gandy's List
** Serial numbers from Serial Numbers Leica Cameras with computed batch total.
Unmarked SN's match between both lists and Gandy's batch total was used without recalculation.
ELC = Ernst Leitz Canada
Schwz Lackiert = Black lacquered "Swedish" version