Leica iiif Red Dial -Silver with original black covering - Condition: Mint

Leica IIIf Red Dial in original black Leather - Condition: 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: 665894 (Year of manufacture 1953 - batch of 18,000).
 
A much sought after 'Red Dial' Version, with the 1/25 shutter speed for the commencement of the slow speeds (down to 1 sec). A beautiful camera in lovely condition, having been professionally restored by a trained Leica technician. It comes with twelve month warranty in a presentation box. Included is a roll of film (awaiting Leica film so I will probably use another brand), a leather half case, original Leica Instruction Manual, film cutter, cold shoe cover and a leather strap.
 
About the Leica iiif 
 
The Leica IIIf, is a 35mm rangefinder camera produced by Ernst Leitz Wetzlar in Wetzlar, West Germany between the years 1950 and 1956. The Leica IIIf was the second to last iteration of Leitz’s original 'Barnack' 35mm camera.
 
For anyone looking to complete their screw mount Leica collection, this is a must have.The Leica iiif screw-mount camera is significantly smaller and lighter than any Leica M camera. It's often quieter than LEICA M cameras, so in other words, it does what they do best, but even better. The IIIf weighs only two-thirds as much as a typical LEICA M.
 
The LEICA IIIf has a 1.5x magnified rangefinder with a longer effective base-length than most Leica M cameras to give more precise focus, and therefore sharper pictures. 
The LEICA IIIf adds another first, a dedicated film-type indicator integral with the film-advance knob. It indicates in ASA and Weston, and indicates either color or black-and-white. An option was to have DIN readings instead of Weston along with the ASA indications.
 
The must-have feature of the new IIIf is perfect flash synchronization at all speeds up to 1/1,000 with both flashbulbs as well as both kinds (delayed and undelayed) of electronic flash.
 
Versions
 
1950-1952: LEICA IIIf with Black Contact NumbersThe first version of the LEICA IIIf had a slightly different set of shutter speeds than the newer version shown here. Back in the 1950s, speeds had not become universal from one camera model to the next.The first version had black numbers everywhere, including the contact numbers on the synchronizer dial around the shutter dial.The proper appellation of this model is the LEICA IIIf with Black Contact Numbers. 
 
1952-1956: LEICA IIIf with Red Contact Numbers
The proper appellation of this model is the LEICA IIIf with Red Contact Numbers. People often use the street name of "Red Dial" or "RD," even though all the dials are silver.
 
 
The LEICA IIIf is an excellent sixty-year old camera. It sold for the equivalent of £2,500 in its day.
 
 
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: T, B, 1 – 1/1000 seconds
Exposure Meter: None
Battery: None
Flash Mount: Cold shoe and M and X Flash Sync
Weight: 410 grams (body only)
Film Loading: Film Trimmer 
Size: L: 135mm H: 68mm W: 35mm