Leica iii- Silver with original black leather - Condition: Exc+++/Mint-
Leica III Silver with original black leather - Condition: Exc+++/Mint-
(Lenses are sold Separately - Any orders for a camera body and a selected lens combination - see Leica IIIg LTM Lenses- will get a 10% discount off the lens, refunded immediately after purchase).
About this Camera
Serial Number: 159670 (Year of manufacture 1935 - from a batch of 50)
A Beautiful Leica III with the top shutter speed of 1/500 and the 1/20 shutter speed dial for the slow speeds. A beautiful camera in lovely condition having been professionally restored by a trained Leica technician. The joy of these cameras apart from the timelessness of them is that they are small and pocketable and great fun to use. Particularly for those that want to experience the Oskar Barnack phenomanom.
It comes with twelve month warranty in a presentation box. Included is a roll of Leica Monopan film and a cold shoe cover.
About the Leica iii
The Leica III is a Barnack model rangefinder camera introduced by Leica in 1933, and produced in parallel with the Leica II series. Several models were produced over the years, with significant improvements. Sometimes known as the Leica F (not to be mistaken with the iiiF).
The Leica III uses a coupled rangefinder distinct from the viewfinder. The viewfinder is set for a 50mm lens; use of shorter or longer lenses requires installing an alternate viewfinder on the accessory socket.
Lens Mount: M39 Leica Thread Mount
Focus: 3 feet to Infinity
Viewfinder: Separate Viewfinder and Coincident Image Coupled Rangefinder w/ Automatic Parallax Correction
Shutter: Cloth Focal Plane
Speeds: Z (B), 1 – 1/500 seconds
Exposure Meter: None
Battery: None
Flash Mount: Cold shoe
Weight: 430 grams (body only)Film Loading: Film Trimmer
Size: L: 135mm H: 68mm W: 30mm