Leica LTM My 1st IIIc stepper

[LeicaTom]

Speaking of upside down film loading instruction plates, my own IIIc "stepper" (3929xx) has the plate right side up, but the lettering and diagram is done in a gold color, instead of the usual silver my other Barnacks have. Maybe that's pretty common though, but hey, I think it's chic anyway.

- Steve Busch

The "upside" down instruction plates were ONLY toward the end of the Stepped Rewind Platform camera production
(More about it in the book Leo B. and I are going to write)

#3929xx is late 1945 production (about Oct/Nov)

Tom

 

[LeicaTom]

This seems correct, though camera production ended in Mid 1946 not 1945 as mentioned......

Tom

 

[payasam]

Well, then, that's that.

I don't understand right way up and upside down. I used to load my IIIc both ways -- sometimes with the lens facing me, sometimes facing away.

 

[Steve B.]

A "Thank you very much!" to --

-- Mynikonf2 for letting me know that your instruction plate has gold lettering too. My monitor isn't good enough to show that.

-- LeicaTom for letting me know when my most esteemed IIIc's birthday is.

IIIc's do have a charm about them, to me, anyway.

- Steve Busch

 

[mynikonf2]

Steve B.
IIIc's most definitely have a charm!!!

 

[LeicaTom]

A "Thank you very much!" to --

-- Mynikonf2 for letting me know that your instruction plate has gold lettering too. My monitor isn't good enough to show that.

-- LeicaTom for letting me know when my most esteemed IIIc's birthday is.

IIIc's do have a charm about them, to me, anyway.

- Steve Busch

Yes, that`s a rough estimate, while the Leitz records are still locked up under wraps, but I know that the entire #392xxx series cameras were produced in 1945, if you may please drop me a line at my email

winkermeister@aol.com

and let me know your serial number for our survivor records, I`m trying to record just how many are left from postwar Stepped Rewind Platform IIIC`s from 1945 and 46

And Mike`s got himself a nice little collection started already with 3 rare postwar cameras , they are out there, half the fun is finding them

Tom

 

[Steve B.]

Hello, LeicaTom - -

Just wanted to ask whether you got my e mail with my IIIc's serial number OK? If not, I could try sending it again --

- Steve Busch

 

[LeicaTom]

Hello, LeicaTom - -

Just wanted to ask whether you got my e mail with my IIIc's serial number OK? If not, I could try sending it again --

- Steve Busch

I don`t think I received it?

Tom

 

[mynikonf2]

Here's some photos of the first of my IIIc's all dressed-up for the prom.

 

[mynikonf2]

Here is 1 photo of my gray skin IIIc & a couple of my 3rd IIIc dressed up for 35mm wide angle shooting.

 

[mynikonf2]

...and here's the last one to join the family.