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Here is my 1949 IIIC

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Dralowid said:
Hi Yan,

Nice camera. Was it you who posted some pictures of a black IIIa? I can't find them and would like to see it in more detail.

best

Michael
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Hello, Michael, yes, IIIa was investigate, rebuild, compare with common, and post by me. I don't satisfy by image quality, will make new shots, what already have is here now: click
 
This is another uncommon collected example - very strange thing: it can not be white and chrome. It must be black as all first batch IId. It has yellow rangefinder and inside/outside is genuine Leica IId... But chrome version started to produce much later... hmmm, anyway it is collectible thing in perfect working order. As I know Leitz did not provide black to chrome conversion. What do you think, guys?
 
Krnome said:
Here is my 1949 IIIC

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Hey, that looks like another one of those 'horizontal sharkskin' coverings like my IIC/IIIF conversion... Would you mind posting a pic that's focused on the body?

If it actually is horizontal sharkskin on that camera, you'd do mr. Olaf Nattenberg a nice favor if you'd drop him a line and tell him the model and serial number of your camera. His site, which contains two articles (PDF) on this particular covering, is here: http://www.leicapages.org/. Mr. Nattenberg still collects serial numbers for the horizontal sharkskin covering to form a sort of registry.

Cheers,
Derk
 
Penny Lane said:
Hey, that looks like another one of those 'horizontal sharkskin' coverings like my IIC/IIIF conversion... Would you mind posting a pic that's focused on the body?

If it actually is horizontal sharkskin on that camera, you'd do mr. Olaf Nattenberg a nice favor if you'd drop him a line and tell him the model and serial number of your camera. His site, which contains two articles (PDF) on this particular covering, is here: http://www.leicapages.org/. Mr. Nattenberg still collects serial numbers for the horizontal sharkskin covering to form a sort of registry.

Cheers,
Derk
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Hello! Yes it's horizontal sharkskin cover on the camera - IIIC and serialnumber: 478717

Regards

Kris
 
That's a lovely little extra 😎

Mr. Nattenbergs articles are here (VIDOM 98) and here (VIDOM 101), both links direct to the PDFs on mr. Nattenberg's website.

The nearest number in the list in the second article would be 478644. Do drop mr. Nattenberg a line as he's still working on that list and on the background of the horizontal sharkskin covering.

Cheers,
Derk
 
Erik,

what is a 'thick cam' Elmar 3.5/35mm? Never heard of it, how can one distinguish this from a 'non-thick cam' lens?

For my early Leica II I have an old FED case. With the top cut off it looks close to identical to this lovely Leica II case, albeit more used...
 
buzzardkid said:
Erik,

what is a 'thick cam' Elmar 3.5/35mm? Never heard of it, how can one distinguish this from a 'non-thick cam' lens?
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The earliest 35mm Elmars were not coupled to the rangefinder. Later the Elmars were fitted with an extra focusing thread for the coupling to the rangefinder, just like the modern 35mm lenses.

In between Leitz followed another practice for the coupling: the 35mm lenses had only one focusing thread that compensated the difference between 50mm and 35mm lenses by the thickness of the ring that touched the roller of the rangefinder. These lenses have their infinity lock always at 11 hrs.

Erik.
 
Thanks Erik and FUJINON,

seems this would be the era-correct 35mm for me to look for then. I am hoping to one day find one for my early Leica II, preferably with a similar lovely lens hood as Erik's... 😀

It's not gonna happen anytime soon I suppose but at least there's something to look and wish for (isn't there always?)
 
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