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:Leica IIf red dial 1/500 with 1951 [[Elmar f = 5 cm 1:3.5]] lens - copyright L. David Tome
Leica IIf red dial 1/500 with 1951 [[Elmar f = 5 cm 1:3.5]] lens
*'''Code names''' - LOOSE* (body only) [http://www.farines-photo.com/tech/leica/screwmount/index.html per Farines List]
 
:LOOEL = LOOSE + ELMAR ([[Elmar (I) f= 5 cm 1:3.5]]) - 1954 Catalog
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:LUOON = LOOSE + SOOIC ([[Summicron (I) f= 5 cm 1:2]]) - 1954 Catalog<br>* Note: LOOSE is the code name for the [[Leica IIc]] body as well as IIf depending on the date of the catalog: [[Leica IIc]] < 1951 > [[Leica IIf]].
*'''Code names''' - LOOEL = LOOSE + ELMAR, LUOON = LOOSE + SOOIC  [http://www.farines-photo.com/tech/leica/screwmount/index.html per Farines List]. Note: LOOSE is the code name for the [[Leica IIc]] body as well as IIf depending on the date of the catalog: [[Leica IIc]] < 1951 > [[Leica IIf]].
*'''Production era''' - 1951-1956; 35,091 [http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/leica/sm/leicasm.htm cameras]
*'''Production era''' - 1951-1956; 35,091 [http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/leica/sm/leicasm.htm cameras]
*'''Evolution''' - [[Leica IIIf]] body without the slow-speed button
*'''Evolution''' - [[Leica IIIf]] body without the slow-speed button; accessory shoe is spring-blade type fixed by 2 screws
*'''Variants''' - Black dial (BD), red dial 1/500 (R5), red dial 1/1000 (R1), Betriebsk or Betriebskamera (BE) engraved "works cameras" used by Leitz employees and Eigentum (EI) "property" company cameras
*'''Variants''' - Black dial (BD), red dial 1/500 (R5), red dial 1/1000 (R1), Betriebsk or Betriebskamera (BE) engraved "works cameras" used by Leitz employees and Eigentum (EI) "property" company cameras; some have "sharkskin" (SH) jacket
*'''Body''' - aluminum with chrome plated brass top housing, base plate and knobs   
*'''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
*'''Size''' L x W x H - 136 x 39 x 65 mm / 5.35 x 1.54 x 2.60 in
*'''Brochures'''
*'''Manuals & brochures'''
**[http://www.butkus.org/chinon/leica/leica_if_iif_iiif/leica_if_iif_iiif.htm If, IIf & IIIf Manuals] courtesy of Mike Butkus
**[http://www.butkus.org/chinon/leica/leica_if_iif_iiif/leica_if_iif_iiif.htm If, IIf & IIIf Manuals] courtesy of Mike Butkus
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.de/images/8/81/BA_Leica_IIf_u-1-.IIIf_BA_dt_VII-54_Nr.8738.pdf 1954 (in German)]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.de/images/4/40/Leitz-NY_Price_List_6-1953_total.pdf 1953 NY Price List.pdf]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.de/images/8/81/BA_Leica_IIf_u-1-.IIIf_BA_dt_VII-54_Nr.8738.pdf 1954 Catalog.pdf (in German)]
 
== Comment ==
 
*'''Forum discussion'''
*'''Forum discussion'''
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/80656-little-20-a.html JCB's a little...IIf]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/80656-little-20-a.html JCB's a little...IIf]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/17729-ltm-user-best-buy.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/17729-ltm-user-best-buy.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/350899-leica-iif-question.html]
**[http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/359914-leica-iiif-only-1-500-a.html]


== Leica IIf Serial Numbers ==
== Leica IIf Serial Numbers ==
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!Batch
!Batch
|-
|-
|451001||455000||Leica IIf (BD)||1951||4000
|451001||455000||Leica IIf (BD+SH)||1951||4000
|-
|-
|570001||575000||Leica IIf (BD+R5)||1951-1952||5000
|570001||575000||Leica IIf (BD+R5)||1951-1952||5000
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|-
|650001||655000||Leica IIf (R5)||1953||5000
|650001||655000||Leica IIf (R5)||1953||5000
|-
|655001||^673000||Leica ^IIIf ||1953||[18000]
|-
|-
|675001||682000||Leica IIf (R1)||1953-1954||7000
|675001||682000||Leica IIf (R1)||1953-1954||7000
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|711001||713000||Leica IIf (R1)||1954||2000
|711001||713000||Leica IIf (R1)||1954||2000
|-
|-
|762001||765000||Leica IIf (R1)||1955||3000
|762001^||765000||Leica IIf (R1)||1955||3000
|-
|-
|787001||789000||Leica IIf (R1)||1955||2000
|787001||789000||Leica IIf (R1)||1955||2000
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|-
|TOTAL||ASSIGNED||SERIAL NUMBERS ||1951-1956||35,499
|TOTAL||ASSIGNED||SERIAL NUMBERS ||1951-1956||35,499
|-
^ Camera 660168 is IIf (R1)
|-
|-
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 660168 is IIf (R1)
^ Camera 762932 is [[Leica IIIf]]<br>
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 16:41, 14 September 2015

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Leica IIf red dial 1/500 with 1951 Elmar f = 5 cm 1:3.5 lens - copyright L. David Tome
LOOEL = LOOSE + ELMAR (Elmar (I) f= 5 cm 1:3.5) - 1954 Catalog
LUOON = LOOSE + SOOIC (Summicron (I) f= 5 cm 1:2) - 1954 Catalog
* Note: LOOSE is the code name for the Leica IIc body as well as IIf depending on the date of the catalog: Leica IIc < 1951 > Leica IIf.
  • Production era - 1951-1956; 35,091 cameras
  • Evolution - Leica IIIf body without the slow-speed button; accessory shoe is spring-blade type fixed by 2 screws
  • Variants - Black dial (BD), red dial 1/500 (R5), red dial 1/1000 (R1), Betriebsk or Betriebskamera (BE) engraved "works cameras" used by Leitz employees and Eigentum (EI) "property" company cameras; some have "sharkskin" (SH) jacket
  • 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

Leica IIf Serial Numbers

Serial numbers compiled from Puts Pocket Pod
.* and data from Pacific Rim Camera
^ Camera 762932 is Leica IIIf
SN Start SN End Product Year Batch
451001 455000 Leica IIf (BD+SH) 1951 4000
570001 575000 Leica IIf (BD+R5) 1951-1952 5000
611001 615000 Leica IIf (R5) 1952-1953 4000
650001 655000 Leica IIf (R5) 1953 5000
675001 682000 Leica IIf (R1) 1953-1954 7000
711001 713000 Leica IIf (R1) 1954 2000
762001^ 765000 Leica IIf (R1) 1955 3000
787001 789000 Leica IIf (R1) 1955 2000
799001 799999 Leica IIf (R1) 1956 999
808501 810000 Leica IIf (R1) 1956 1500
820501 822000 Leica IIf (R1) 1956 1000
TOTAL ASSIGNED SERIAL NUMBERS 1951-1956 35,499
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