Identify This Leica

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Seraj

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So a coworker of mine had this in his basement, was ist das. It looks like a Leica III, but I'm new to this.

Sorry for the double post, mobile app weirdness.
 

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Well for one it's a screw mount camera so you're in the wrong forum, chum :D

Starting with a '6' serial means likely a IIIf, early 1950's. Integrated dial around the shutter speed dial says so too, this was used to set the flash delay so the camera could sync to several types of flashguns.

This is a handy thing to have a look at: Leica Historical Family Tree

Shows you all Leica models up until the M6 and also in a glimpse shows what evolved from what.

Enjoy!
 
It's a red dial but w/o a self timer which might have been what led the one gent to say black dial. Since it's a 600K serial number it can't be some other version updated -- gotta be RD. Meanwhile, what's the lens? mtr measurements.... I'm betting Summitar but maybe the owner is quite lucky and it's a collapsible Summicron. You can tell the owner that if he gets the camera into working condition with all shutter speeds sounding at least different from one another, rangefinder aligned and clear, viewfinder bright and clear, film advance and rewind mechanisms working, he can expect $250+/- for the camera. The lens if relatively clean and mechanically sound could fetch from $200 to perhaps $500 depending on type and overall condition.
 
gb hill said:
He's learning!:D
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Hahaha thanks! Yes indeed! I should have realized it was, but hey, I am new to this.

I can spot and guess a Nikon from across a room (except the D60/80/40, which I realize are different size but all look the same to me) I figure eventually Ill be able to with these beautiful beasties.
 
Given the serial number is from a batch of IIIf models (615001-650000) that spanned late 1952 and early 1953 and that this number is on the high range of that batch its safe to say this was born in 1953 as a IIIf. Based on Lager's info, the camera's serial number (<685001) and shutter speed progression (25, 50, 75 instead of the earlier 30, 40, 60) make it the first version of the red dial (second version of the IIIf); too early to have a self timer.
 
Dwig said:
Given the serial number is from a batch of IIIf models (615001-650000) that spanned late 1952 and early 1953 and that this number is on the high range of that batch its safe to say this was born in 1953 as a IIIf. Based on Lager's info, the camera's serial number (<685001) and shutter speed progression (25, 50, 75 instead of the earlier 30, 40, 60) make it the first version of the red dial (second version of the IIIf); too early to have a self timer.
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+1. IIIf red dial it is.
 
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