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The camera has a coupled rangefinder and a viewfinder designed for use with a 50mm lens. The camera has an M39 lens mount and cold shoe flash mount. | The camera has a coupled rangefinder and a viewfinder designed for use with a 50mm lens. The camera has an M39 lens mount and cold shoe flash mount. | ||
| − | The camera appeared on the market in 1950. The Leica IIIf cameras are known as either '''Black Dial''' or '''Red Dial''' depending on the color of the engraved numbers on the syncronization dial. The original IIIf had black numbers. In 1952 or 1953, an upgrade to the shutter and flash sync system was carried out and the numbers were changed to red to indicate the new version. On the Red Dial version, the camera included better, more reliable shutter and had an improved flash sync speed of 1/50 of a second vs 1/30 of a second on the Black Dial versions. It was further upgraded with the addition of a [[self-timer]] in 1954. Serial number range: BD 525,001 - 611,000. RD 615,001 - 685,000. RD-ST 685,001 - 825,000. A total of 5,367 cameras were assembled in Ontario, Canada.<ref>P-H van Hasbroeck, The Leica, (Sotheby 1983; ISBN 0-85667-171-1) Page 99.</ref> | + | The camera appeared on the market in 1950. The Leica IIIf cameras are known as either '''Black Dial''' or '''Red Dial''' depending on the color of the engraved numbers on the syncronization dial. The original IIIf had black numbers. In 1952 or 1953, an upgrade to the shutter and flash sync system was carried out and the numbers were changed to red to indicate the new version. On the Red Dial version, the camera included better, more reliable shutter and had an improved flash sync speed of 1/50 of a second vs 1/30 of a second on the Black Dial versions. It was further upgraded with the addition of a [[self-timer]] in 1954. Serial number range: BD 525,001 - 611,000. RD 615,001 - 685,000. RD-ST 685,001 - 825,000. A total of 5,367 cameras were assembled in Ontario, Canada.<ref>P-H van Hasbroeck, The Leica, (Sotheby 1983; <nowiki>ISBN</nowiki> 0-85667-171-1) Page 99.</ref> |
Stanley Kubrick took a famous self portrait in a mirror using this camera while working as a staff photographer for LOOK Magazine. The photo is now part of the LOOK Magazine Photograph Collection residing in the US Library of Congress.<ref>[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KubrickForLook.jpg Wikimedia Commons, Self-portrait of Stanley Kubrick with a Leica IIIf camera]</ref> | Stanley Kubrick took a famous self portrait in a mirror using this camera while working as a staff photographer for LOOK Magazine. The photo is now part of the LOOK Magazine Photograph Collection residing in the US Library of Congress.<ref>[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KubrickForLook.jpg Wikimedia Commons, Self-portrait of Stanley Kubrick with a Leica IIIf camera]</ref> | ||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
In English: | In English: | ||
| − | * [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/leica/ | + | * [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/leica/leica_if_iif_iiif/leica_if_iif_iiif.htm Leica IIIf Owner Manual] at Mike Butkus' [http://www.orphancameras.com Orphan Cameras] |
| − | * [http://yandr.50megs.com/leica/3f/ Leica IIIf Owners Manual] | + | <!-- 'Site disabled due to a billing issue as at 9 Jan '17. Delete if not back by April. * [http://yandr.50megs.com/leica/3f/ Leica IIIf Owners Manual] --> |
| − | * [http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/instructionmanuals.html Manual available | + | * [http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/instructionmanuals.html Manual] available as .zip file at the Favorite Classics section of kyphoto.com |
| − | * [http://ken.lyndrup.dk/Engelsk/Leitz%20E/Leica%20III%20F.htm Leica III f] Ken | + | * [http://ken.lyndrup.dk/Engelsk/Leitz%20E/Leica%20III%20F.htm Leica III f] at Ken Lyndrup's [http://Ken.Lyndrup.dk/Engelsk.htm Collection of Photo-curios] |
| − | * [http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-154.html Opening a Screwmount Leica (IIIc or IIIf)] | + | * [http://rick_oleson.tripod.com/index-154.html Opening a Screwmount Leica (IIIc or IIIf) for service] at Rick Oleson's site. |
* [http://www.pentax-manuals.com/manuals/service/leica_iiif.pdf Leica IIIf Repair Manual (PDF)], at [http://www.pentax-manuals.com/ Pentax Manuals] | * [http://www.pentax-manuals.com/manuals/service/leica_iiif.pdf Leica IIIf Repair Manual (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/manuals/service/screw_mount_leicas.pdf Servicing Screw Mount Leicas (PDF)], also at ''Pentax Manuals'' |
| − | * [http://www.luistriguez.es/fotos/cameras/leicaiiif/index_leicaiiif.htm Leica IIIf RDST] by | + | * [http://www.luistriguez.es/fotos/cameras/leicaiiif/index_leicaiiif.htm Leica IIIf RDST] (Red Dial, Self-Timer) by Luis Triguez |
In French: | In French: | ||
* [http://www.summilux.net/avis/LeicaIIIf.html Leica IIIf] at [http://www.summilux.net summilux.net] | * [http://www.summilux.net/avis/LeicaIIIf.html Leica IIIf] at [http://www.summilux.net summilux.net] | ||
| − | * | + | * [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=11431 Leica IIIf RDST] at [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php Collection Appareils] by Sylvain Halgand |
In German: | In German: | ||
| − | * [http://www.lausch.com/leica3f.htm Leica IIIf story] at [http://www.lausch.com/ Peter Lausch's | + | * [http://www.lausch.com/leica3f.htm Leica IIIf story] at [http://www.lausch.com/ Peter Lausch's site] |
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Revision as of 21:29, 9 January 2017
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| Leica IIIf image by Mikel Parial (Image rights) |
The Leica IIIf was Leitz's (later Leica) first 35mm camera body for screw mount lenses with built-in synchronization. It succeeded the Leica IIId, which was a rare variant of the Leica IIIc. Built-in synch means that, unlike its predecessors, the IIIf didn't need an optional rework for flash photography. But flash synchronization still needed an extra adjustment, a contact number between 0 and 20, which depended on the type of flash bulbs used. That was necessary since different types of bulbs needed different flash firing delay times for exact synchronization.
The camera has a coupled rangefinder and a viewfinder designed for use with a 50mm lens. The camera has an M39 lens mount and cold shoe flash mount.
The camera appeared on the market in 1950. The Leica IIIf cameras are known as either Black Dial or Red Dial depending on the color of the engraved numbers on the syncronization dial. The original IIIf had black numbers. In 1952 or 1953, an upgrade to the shutter and flash sync system was carried out and the numbers were changed to red to indicate the new version. On the Red Dial version, the camera included better, more reliable shutter and had an improved flash sync speed of 1/50 of a second vs 1/30 of a second on the Black Dial versions. It was further upgraded with the addition of a self-timer in 1954. Serial number range: BD 525,001 - 611,000. RD 615,001 - 685,000. RD-ST 685,001 - 825,000. A total of 5,367 cameras were assembled in Ontario, Canada.[1]
Stanley Kubrick took a famous self portrait in a mirror using this camera while working as a staff photographer for LOOK Magazine. The photo is now part of the LOOK Magazine Photograph Collection residing in the US Library of Congress.[2]
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Specifications
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| 1953 IIIf Red Dial with CEYOO flashgun image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights) |
- Badging: Leica
- Manufacturer: Leitz
- Lens mount: M39
- ISO: 25 - 3200
- Shutter: cloth focal plane shutter
- Shutter Speeds: 1/1000 to 1 sec, Bulb
- Flash sync: 1/30 (Black Dial) or 1/50 (Red Dial)
- Focusing: Rangefinder
- Meter: none
- Battery: none
- Weight: 430 g (15.2 oz)
Photos
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| Stanley Kubrick with Leica IIIf image by Stanley Kubrick (Image rights) |
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| Leica IIIf image by Valerie Ardini (Image rights) |
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| Leica IIIf image by Valerie Ardini (Image rights) |
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| Leica IIIf with accessories image by polbar (Image rights) |
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| Leica IIIf image by Eden Politte (Image rights) |
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| Leica IIIf, top image by Peter M Lerman (Image rights) |
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| Leica IIIf with 3.5cm Elmar VIOOH finder and high-top case image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights) |
Notes
- ↑ P-H van Hasbroeck, The Leica, (Sotheby 1983; ISBN 0-85667-171-1) Page 99.
- ↑ Wikimedia Commons, Self-portrait of Stanley Kubrick with a Leica IIIf camera
Links
In English:
- Leica IIIf Owner Manual at Mike Butkus' Orphan Cameras
- Manual available as .zip file at the Favorite Classics section of kyphoto.com
- Leica III f at Ken Lyndrup's Collection of Photo-curios
- Opening a Screwmount Leica (IIIc or IIIf) for service at Rick Oleson's site.
- Leica IIIf Repair Manual (PDF), at Pentax Manuals
- Servicing Screw Mount Leicas (PDF), also at Pentax Manuals
- Leica IIIf RDST (Red Dial, Self-Timer) by Luis Triguez
In French:
- Leica IIIf at summilux.net
- Leica IIIf RDST at Collection Appareils by Sylvain Halgand
In German:
