Leica IIIc: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:34, 20 October 2009

Code names pre-war: LOOGI = LOOHW + ELMAR, LOODU = LOOHW + SOORE, LOOSB = LOOHW + XEMOO; post-war: LOOPN = LOOHW + ELMAR, LOOKX = LOOHW + SOORE, LOOIT = LOOHW + SOOIA per Farines List Note: LOOHW is the code name for the Leica IIIf body as well as IIIc depending on the date of the catalog: IIIc < 1951 > IIIf.
Production era - 1940-1951; 133,626 cameras
Evolution - Body was diecast and the top plate and rangefinder cover are in one piece making the camera 1/8" wider than previous versions
Variants - Postwar version without the small step under the A-R lever; some postwar cameras were fitted with a rougher vulcanite body covering, referred to as "Sharkskin"; the first post-war group has inferior chrome plating
Serial numbers - pre-war: 360101-397810; post-war: 400000-440000, 460001+520000, 524001-525000; 102,592 total assigned numbers 1940-1951
Body - aluminum with chrome plated brass top plate, 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

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-*'''Code names''' pre-war: LOOGI = LOOHW + ELMAR, LOODU = LOOHW + SOORE, LOOSB = LOOHW + XEMOO; post-war: LOOPN = LOOHW + ELMAR, LOOKX = LOOHW + SOORE, LOOIT = LOOHW + SOOIA [http://www.farines-photo.com/tech/leica/screwmount/index.html per Farines List]
+*'''Code names''' pre-war: LOOGI = LOOHW + ELMAR, LOODU = LOOHW + SOORE, LOOSB = LOOHW + XEMOO; post-war: LOOPN = LOOHW + ELMAR, LOOKX = LOOHW + SOORE, LOOIT = LOOHW + SOOIA [http://www.farines-photo.com/tech/leica/screwmount/index.html per Farines List] Note: LOOHW is the code name for the Leica [[IIIf]] body as well as [[IIIc]] depending on the date of the catalog: [[IIIc]] < 1951 > [[IIIf]].
 *'''Production era''' - 1940-1951; 133,626 [http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/leica/sm/leicasm.htm cameras]
 *'''Evolution''' - Body was diecast and the top plate and rangefinder cover are in one piece making the camera 1/8" wider than previous versions