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The '''Leica III''', or '''Leica III (F)''', is a 35mm rangefinder camera made by [[Leica]] in 1933, one year after the [[Leica II]]. | The '''Leica III''', or '''Leica III (F)''', is a 35mm rangefinder camera made by [[Leica]] in 1933, one year after the [[Leica II]]. | ||
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Advertisements in American Photography 1934 vol. 28, issue no. 1, p. 7 & no. 2, p.7 | Advertisements in American Photography 1934 vol. 28, issue no. 1, p. 7 & no. 2, p.7 | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
In English: | In English: | ||
− | * [http://ken.lyndrup.dk/Engelsk/Leitz%20E/Leica%20III.htm Leica III] at [http:// | + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20190910123508/http://ken.lyndrup.dk/Engelsk/Leitz%20E/Leica%20III.htm Leica III] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20190330224704/http://ken.lyndrup.dk/Engelsk.htm Ken Lyndrups Collection of photo-curios] (archived) |
* [http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-155.html Opening a Screwmount Leica (III or IIIA)] | * [http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-155.html Opening a Screwmount Leica (III or IIIA)] | ||
* [http://www.pentax-manuals.com/manuals/service/screw_mount_leicas.pdf Servicing Screw Mount Leicas (PDF)], at [http://www.pentax-manuals.com/ Pentax Manuals] | * [http://www.pentax-manuals.com/manuals/service/screw_mount_leicas.pdf Servicing Screw Mount Leicas (PDF)], at [http://www.pentax-manuals.com/ Pentax Manuals] | ||
+ | * [http://www.luistriguez.es/fotos/cameras/leicaiii/index_leicaiii.htm Leica III black] by luis triguez | ||
In French: | In French: | ||
− | * [http://www.summilux.net/ | + | * [http://www.summilux.net/materiel/Leica-III-modele-F Leica III] at [http://www.summilux.net/ summilux.net] |
* Lionel's [http://35mm-compact.com/anciens/leica-vis.htm Leica screwmount cameras] overview at 35mm-compact.com | * Lionel's [http://35mm-compact.com/anciens/leica-vis.htm Leica screwmount cameras] overview at 35mm-compact.com | ||
− | *[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11424 Leica III 1933 | + | *[http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11424 Leica III 1933] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand |
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[[Category: German 35mm rangefinder]] | [[Category: German 35mm rangefinder]] | ||
[[Category: 39mm screw mount]] | [[Category: 39mm screw mount]] | ||
− | [[Category: Leica]] | + | [[Category: Leica|3]] |
[[Category: L]] | [[Category: L]] |
Latest revision as of 07:19, 21 March 2022
Chrome Leica III with 3.5cm Elmar image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights) |
The Leica III, or Leica III (F), is a 35mm rangefinder camera made by Leica in 1933, one year after the Leica II.
The main differences between the Leica III and the Leica II are:
- Full range of shutter speeds, from 1 second to 1/500 plus Z (for Zeit, time in German, shutter remains open while release button is depressed).
- Separate dial to set the slow speeds: 1 second, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 and 1/20.
- Addition of a lug on each side to fasten the neckstrap.
- Improvement of the optical system of the rangefinder, with a magnification ratio of 1.5.
At first, the Leica III was made in black, but it was also made in chrome from serial number 116,001.
It was built from 1933 (serial number 108,651) to 1939 (serial number 343,100). Although the Leica IIIa, made in 1935, was an upgraded Leica III, the production of the Leica III continued until 1939, with approx. 76,800 units produced.
The Leica III is the first camera of the III series, an almost thirty year saga.
image by Gordon Christie (Image rights) |
Advertisements in American Photography 1934 vol. 28, issue no. 1, p. 7 & no. 2, p.7
Links
In English:
- Leica III at Ken Lyndrups Collection of photo-curios (archived)
- Opening a Screwmount Leica (III or IIIA)
- Servicing Screw Mount Leicas (PDF), at Pentax Manuals
- Leica III black by luis triguez
In French:
- Leica III at summilux.net
- Lionel's Leica screwmount cameras overview at 35mm-compact.com
- Leica III 1933 on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand