albertwang Posted September 6, 2006 Share #1 Posted September 6, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just wondering why MP for the used IIIg is way quite a bit for what it does. It doesn't seem to be all that rare either but collectors are obsessed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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earleygallery Posted September 6, 2006 Share #2 Posted September 6, 2006 Good question! I don't have the answer, but it was of course the last of the line of the LTM cameras, and arguably the most useable today. However I personally prefer the lines of the lllf in pure design terms, but as I have a lllf perhaps I'm biased. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share #3 Posted September 6, 2006 Indeed, the IIIg design looks pretty similar to the IIIf with a lil more fancier doodads but still this puzzles me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim0266 Posted September 6, 2006 Share #4 Posted September 6, 2006 Rarity is also a factor. There were 184,000 IIIF's produced from 1950 to 1957. The IIIG had a production run of just under 40,000 cameras from 1957-1960. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lll Posted September 6, 2006 Share #5 Posted September 6, 2006 Very simple: It works very smooth, the bright finder is very usable, even for the 90mm, no fuzzing using a flash and: it looks extrordinarily good... Most of them are in a very good condition, as pros normally used the M-series at the end of the 50ies. I am really glad to have one. The end and the peak of LTM-Kameras. Friedhelm Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share #6 Posted September 6, 2006 cool, what are the advantages of a IIIg over the M series then? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lll Posted September 6, 2006 Share #7 Posted September 6, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Advantages? It was an anachronism by its time, but a lovely one. The look is even more basic, more antique. No rational arguments, I know. If you are looking for them, only the smaller dimensions and weigth remains. But this does not describe the charakter of the camera. And consider, you don´t need the IIIg for LTM-lenses: any M with adaptor works as well as a lot of Bessas. Regards Friedhelm Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leica_mage Posted September 6, 2006 Share #8 Posted September 6, 2006 Just wondering why MP for the used IIIg is way quite a bit for what it does. It doesn't seem to be all that rare either but collectors are obsessed? It's those pricks that collect them as objects that are at fault. You do know, I presume, that collecting is actually a psychological disorder. Best, Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Findus Posted September 6, 2006 Share #9 Posted September 6, 2006 The IIIg has a modern viewfinder, this compared to the IIIf... for the rest it is similar. I happen to own one which indeed does not see any action at all. The M series inclusing the old DS's are easier to use. It is however a beautifull case of engineering, but this is with all Leica viewfinder cameras. When I want to do period picture with the old fashioned photography handling I take my Leica 0 with fixed lens.... And I never realized the IIIg is so expensive ... certainly not worht it for photography reasons, it's no better than a C or F.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share #10 Posted September 6, 2006 Indeed. I saw a used IIIg at keh.com for around 1150 USD and a regular IIIf for a 1/3 of the price. Geewhiz. Doesn't make sense. It's even more pricey than a used D70 too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimF Posted September 6, 2006 Share #11 Posted September 6, 2006 It's even more pricey than a used D70 too! Assuming supplies of camera food don't vanish, its likely to last much longer than a D70 (or almost any other digital come to that), even without taking into account the 40-plus years head start it has already! Whatever the reasons, having sold a very close to mint example recently, I'm happy it still commands a premium. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilot Posted September 6, 2006 Share #12 Posted September 6, 2006 I think that the IIIg with the 50mm rigid Summicron is the most handsome of all the Leicas. I ought to use mine a bit more but after I acquired a Leicaflex, the IIIg moved into the background somewhat. Bryan Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted September 7, 2006 Author Share #13 Posted September 7, 2006 Interesting, but if the M3 is just as handsome as the IIIg then?... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradreiman Posted September 13, 2006 Share #14 Posted September 13, 2006 its not overpriced at all. are you out of your mind? i got mine for 5 bucks in a grab bag at a garage sale with a canon ae1. "geewhiz" as you might say. its a 50ish year old piece of brilliant engineering not a flippin dxz50cnon nikon can. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted September 14, 2006 Author Share #15 Posted September 14, 2006 brilliant piece of engineering? Maybe but I still think that M3 rocks the house better than any screw mount Leica. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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