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* Black and red shutter curtains (362,401-379,226). | * Black and red shutter curtains (362,401-379,226). | ||
− | * Military engravings in some cameras produced during the war, such as "Luftwaffen -Eigentum" ( | + | * Military engravings in some cameras produced during the war, such as "Luftwaffen-Eigentum" (Luftwaffe property), "Heer" (Army), "W.H." (Wehrmacht Heer) or "M" (Marine). Naval Leica's are the only type that may have had the Reichsadler (swastika and eagle). |
* Blind rollers with ball bearings on cameras with the letter K next to the serial number (for ''Kugellaler,'' ball bearings). | * Blind rollers with ball bearings on cameras with the letter K next to the serial number (for ''Kugellaler,'' ball bearings). | ||
* Postwar Leica IIIc (serial number over 400,000): no step under the reverse lever, no knob in the focusing lever for the rangefinder. | * Postwar Leica IIIc (serial number over 400,000): no step under the reverse lever, no knob in the focusing lever for the rangefinder. |
Revision as of 22:49, 31 August 2010
The Leica IIIc is a 35mm rangefinder camera introduced by Leica in 1940. As an upgrade of the Leica IIIb, the Leica IIIc had important changes:
It was built from 1940 to 1951 (serial numbers 360,101-525,001) with approx. 131,000 units produced. The Leica IIc (1948-1951, 440,001-451,000) was a IIIc without the slow speeds dial. The Leica Ic (1949-1951, 455,001-562,800) was also based on the IIIc chassis, without the rangefinder and the slow speeds dial.
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- Leica IIIC 1940, Leica IIIc 1946, Leica IIIc 1949 sharkskin, Leica IIIc 1950 on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand