Leica LTM Leica IIIC black ?

[dxq.canada]

I have been hunting around for information about black/grey Leica's ... why, because I will be getting a hold of a parts camera that has a black top.



Black/grey top cover (I am a bit confused about the grey ... is it black?), with nickel knobs. It has a slow speed dial on the front. Black curtains. Serial number places it as a IIIC 1950.


I have not seen much about a IIIC like this ... I am not sure if this has been repainted ... ?

 

[splitimageview]

I’d venture it’s likely a repaint

https://cameraquest.com/ltmnum.htm

 

[Mr_Flibble]

Pretty sure Leica never produced a black-paint IIIc.
Grey Leica IIIc cameras were only produced between 1942-1945.

I don't think I've ever seen any IIIc cameras with nickel buttons/bezels/dials.

 

[Erik van Straten]

IIIc in black were made by special assignment, but only a few.

Erik.

 

[Dralowid]

Erik,

Did you have a black IIIc made from parts?

To the OP, we look forward to pictures, they'll give us a much better idea as to what it is.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Erik,

Did you have a black IIIc made from parts?

Actually I did; I bought the parts many years ago from remains of the inventory of Leitz Canada.

Probably they had a long time ago an assignment from a customer to make a black IIIc; I suspect that they made two pieces of all the parts to be able to use the extra ones when a part became damaged. Damage to parts often occurs when building black cameras.

Erik.

 

[Ambro51]

Droolworthy!!

 

[dxq.canada]

Thanks for the info ... I hopefully should have it in hand in about a week or so.

 

[Philip Whiteman]

I know of at least one more black IIIC (eyes left, folks).

Well, what else do you do with a 1950 model that has 'chrome acne' (the story goes that Leitz couldn't get nickel and plated the brass directly...)?

Beautiful job done for me by CRR Luton (Peter Griseffi). "Like one of those Swedish Air Force IIIGs" was the request. He de-chromed and powder coated it - and it still looks like new.

 

[Ambro51]

Yeah. Thats Nice!

 

[MISH]

Erik ..... your collection of cameras and your photography never ceases to astound and amaze

 

[Erik van Straten]

Thank you, Mish!


Erik.

 

[Montag006]

Erik,

I completely agree with Mish.
Your photography, your camera collection (I am even using the same words, apologies Mish!)
and...
finally your knowledge about cameras is amazing and very interesting.

David

 

[Erik van Straten]

Thank you very much, David!


Erik.

 

[dxq.canada]

Were there any clones made like this ... ex. Zorki ?

 

[dxq.canada]

Are there any telltale signs of a repaint?

 

[Erik van Straten]

Are there any telltale signs of a repaint?

Usually the quality of the paintwork, above all the lettering.


Erik.

 

[Dralowid]

Looking at your first post, a IIIc does not have nickel knobs (well it shouldn't have)

 

[dxq.canada]

I could be wrong about the nickel ... I am basing it on the only picture that the Seller provided.



leica by Dennis, on Flickr

 

[Erik van Straten]

Yes, this is a IIIc and yes, it looks like black and nickel. I've never seen such a thing before. The rangefinder focusing lever has no knob on it, so it is a post war IIIc and not a wartime grey IIIc. Maybe the color of the picture is shifted and is it a wartime grey IIIc with a post war rangefinder focusing lever.

I wonder if there was ever a slow speed knob on this camera.

Erik.