Leica IIIf: Difference between revisions
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|565001||570000||Leica IIIf (BD)||1951||5000 | |565001||570000||Leica IIIf (BD)||1951||5000 | ||
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|580001||610000||Leica IIIf (BD+RD)||1951-1952||30000 | |580001 ^||610000||Leica IIIf (BD+RD)||1951-1952||30000 | ||
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|610001||611000||Leica IIIf ELC (BD)||1952||1000 | |610001||611000||Leica IIIf ELC (BD)||1952||1000 | ||
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Serial numbers compiled from [http://www.imx.nl/photo/downloads/files/leicapocket_pod1.pdf Puts Pocket Pod]<br> | Serial numbers compiled from [http://www.imx.nl/photo/downloads/files/leicapocket_pod1.pdf Puts Pocket Pod]<br> | ||
.* and data from [http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/leica/sm/leicasm.htm Pacific Rim Camera]<br> | .* and data from [http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/leica/sm/leicasm.htm Pacific Rim Camera]<br> | ||
^ Camera 59478 is [[Ic]] | |||
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ELC = Ernst Leitz Canada<br> | ELC = Ernst Leitz Canada<br> | ||
Vorlauf = Self-timer | Vorlauf = Self-timer | ||
Revision as of 15:23, 20 November 2010
Leica IIIf red dial with self-timer delay mechanism
Leica IIIf with Summitar f= 5 cm 1:2 lens = LOOKX
- Code names - LOOPN = LOOHW + ELMAR, LOOKX = LOOHW + SOORE, LUOOX = LOOHW + SOOIC, LOOIT = LOOHW + SOOIA per Farines List - Note: LOOHW is the code name for the Leica IIIc body as well as IIIf depending on the date of the catalog: Leica IIIc < 1951 > Leica IIIf. As a further complication, LOOHW was also used for "30x slip-on magnifier for focusing stage" in the Leica 1984 Accessory Guide.
- Production era - 1950-1957; 184,100 cameras
- Evolution - Flash synchronization ring added below the shutter speed knob
- Variants - Black dial (BD), red dial (RD), self-timer "Vorlauf", black arctic (BA), and Canadian ELC versions; black dial has 1/60, 1/40, 1/30, 1/4 speeds; red dial has 1/75, 1/50, 1/25, 1/5 speeds
- 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
- Manuals & brochures
Comment
- Forum discussions
- Reviews
Leica IIIf Serial Numbers
Serial numbers compiled from Puts Pocket Pod.* and data from Pacific Rim Camera
^ Camera 59478 is Ic
| SN Start | SN End | Product | Year | Batch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 525001 | 560000 | Leica IIIf (BD) | 1950-1951 | 35000 |
| 565001 | 570000 | Leica IIIf (BD) | 1951 | 5000 |
| 580001 ^ | 610000 | Leica IIIf (BD+RD) | 1951-1952 | 30000 |
| 610001 | 611000 | Leica IIIf ELC (BD) | 1952 | 1000 |
| 615001 | 650000 | Leica IIIf (RD) | 1952-1953 | 35000 |
| 655001 | 673000 | Leica IIIf (RD) | 1953 | 18000 |
| 675000 | 675000 | Leica IIIf | 1953 | 1 |
| 684001 | 685000 | Leica IIIf ELC (+ELW.RD) | 1953 | 1000 |
| 685001 | 699999 | Leica IIIf Vorlauf (RD) | 1954 | 14999 |
| 710001 | 711000 | Leica IIIf Vorlauf ELC | 1954 | 1000 |
| 713001 | 729000 | Leica IIIf Vorlauf ELC (RD) | 1954 | 1000 |
| 729001 | 730000 | Leica IIIf Vorlauf ELC | 1954 | 1000 |
| 765001 | 773000 | Leica IIIf Vorlauf | 1955 | 8000 |
| 773001 | 774000 | Leica IIIf ELC | 1955 | 1000 |
| 774001 | 775000 | Leica IIIf Vorlauf | 1955 | 1000 |
| 790001 | 799000 | Leica IIIf | 1955 | 9000 |
| 810001 | 815000 | Leica IIIf | 1956 | 5000 |
| 822901 | 825000 | Leica IIIf | 1956 | 2120 |
| 829751 | 829850 | Leica IIIf | 1956 | 100 |
| 837621 | 837720 | Leica IIIf | 1956 | 100 |
| TOTAL | ASSIGNED | SERIAL NUMBERS | 1950-1956 | 169,320 |
ELC = Ernst Leitz Canada
Vorlauf = Self-timer
