Leica IIf
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Leica IIf red dial 1/500 with 1951 Elmar f = 5 cm 1:3.5 lens
- Code names - LOOEL = LOOSE + ELMAR, LUOON = LOOSE + SOOIC 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 cameras
- Evolution - Leica IIIf body without the slow-speed button
- 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
- 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
- Brochures
- If, IIf & IIIf Manuals courtesy of Mike Butkus
- 1954 (in German)
- Forum discussion
Leica IIf Serial Numbers
Serial numbers compiled from Puts Pocket Pod.* and data from Pacific Rim Camera
| SN Start | SN End | Product | Year | Batch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451001 | 455000 | Leica IIf (BD) | 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 | 1953-1954 | 7000 |
| 711001 | 713000 | Leica IIf | 1954 | 2000 |
| 762001 | 765000 | Leica IIf | 1955 | 3000 |
| 787001 | 789000 | Leica IIf | 1955 | 2000 |
| 799001 | 799999 | Leica IIf | 1956 | 999 |
| 808501 | 810000 | Leica IIf | 1956 | 1500 |
| 820501 | 822000 | Leica IIf | 1956 | 1000 |
| TOTAL | ASSIGNED | SERIAL NUMBERS | 1951-1956 | 35,499 |
