Leica IIIf
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The Leica IIIf was Leitz's first 35mm camera body for screw mount lenses with built-in flash 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 sychronization still needed an extra adjustment, a contact number between 0 and 20 , which was depending on the type of flash bulbs. That was necessary since different types of bulbs needed different flash firing delay times for exact synchronization. The color of the contact number scale was changed from black to red in 1952 to make a distinction between the IIIf with older and the one with newer shutter types. When the camera body appeared on the market in 1950 it was already prepared for an upgrade adding a self-timer - that was available from 1954.
Links
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In English:
- Leica III f Ken Lyndrups Collection of photo-corius [1]]
- Leica IIIf Owners Manual
- Manual available on the Favorite Classics section of .kyphoto.com
- Opening a Screwmount Leica (IIIc or IIIf)
- Leica IIIf Repair Manual (PDF), at Pentax Manuals
In French:
- Leica IIIf at summilux.net
- Leica IIIf, IIIf with self-timer on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
In German:
- Leica IIIf story at Peter Lausch's [2]
In Danish:
- Leica III f Ken Lyndrups foto-raritetsskab [3]]
