My new leica 35mm now what model is it?

[jamlinh]

Just bought this at a thrift store for $275USD seems to work perfect but I don't know all about Leica so this is my first one.
heavy and solid
On the top marked Leica DBP (no dots like D.B.P.)
Ernst Leitz GMBH wetzlar Germany
Nr 877 051
back has a dial says /10 din ASA
2 hole viewfinder one smaller one larger
lens is marked Leitz Elmar f=5cm 1:3.5
lens collapses into body of camera(I don't think it is removable if it is I don't know how)
what model is it ,how old is it and did I pay too much? or not enough?
thanks

[echorec]

IIIg from 1957. A very nice camera and the price was very good.

[jamlinh]

I had read that the DBP without the dots means something also
and most of the IIIg,that I see have a summarit lens,Is mine more rare then that?
is it special in any way?
thanks

[echorec]

I think all of the IIIg had DBP just like that. The lens is removable (screw mount) so any SM lens can be used with your camera. Both Elmar and Summarit are common lenses.

But you still have a great camera bought at a great price.

[luigi bertolotti]

Forget about lens... if shutter and Viewfinder/Rangefinder are good, You got really a bargain price !

[leitz_not_leica]

The set is worth about triple what you paid.

[jamlinh]

WOW thanks everyone

[brianv]

You got a great deal. Spending a little money to get the cleaned/lubed/adjusted (CLA) would be well worthwhile. If you ever wanted to try a Leica, this is your chance. I've got three on my way back from CLA's now. Two of them are about 20 years older than yours.

[Pecole]

DBP is normally engraved without dots and stands for Deutsche Bundes Republik or "German Federal Republic"

[earleygallery]

How come I never find bargains like this! I missed a Summicron 35 lens on e bay the other day, auction finished at £120 and the lens sold!! Bugger!!!

As already identified you have a lllg which was the last of the screw mount or LTM models. It had parralax corrected bright lines for the 50 and 90 mm lenses which was a major advance over the lllf but of course it made for a bigger camera.

The lens is a Leica classic and if its in good order will produce excellent sharp images.

Lucky you!

[wizard]

Originally Posted by Pecole

DBP is normally engraved without dots and stands for Deutsche Bundes Republik or "German Federal Republic"

Not quite, though your explanation makes sense, too. DBP in fact stands for Deutsches Bundespatent, which means German Federal Patent and in a more general sense means that the camera was at the time protected by one or more patents (and most likely by other protective rights as well, such as trademarks and design protection).

Enjoy your IIIg, you got it for a fabulous low price.

Andy

[veraikon]

DBP is normally engraved without dots and stands for Deutsche Bundes Republik or "German Federal Republic"

DBP = Deutsches Bundes Patent

[lars_bergquist]

Originally Posted by Pecole

DBP is normally engraved without dots and stands for Deutsche Bundes Republik or "German Federal Republic"

Not quite. It says "Deutsche Bundes-Patent" meaning of course 'German federal patent'. 'Republic' is 'Republik' in German. No initial P there!

The old man from the Age of he BRD ... Figure that out, now.

[wizard]

Originally Posted by lars_bergquist

The old man from the Age of he BRD ... Figure that out, now.

That is easy , at least for someone from Germany. But Lars, if you can figure out what SBZ means, that would leave me even more impressed than I already am.

Andy, the not quite so old man from the Age of Agfa CT 18

[dkpeterborough]

if you wish to remove the lens, grip it and unscrew it anti-clockwise. What is the lens serial number? Check the lens elements for scratches and any other flaws by holding it up to the light once removed with the lens diaphragm open.

Cheers

dunk

[klaush]

SBZ = Sowjetisch besetzte Zone (Soviet occupied zone).

Klaush

[rubenkok]

Hi jamlinh,
Welcome to the forum.
Congrats on your camera!
Like so see some pictures made with it
All the best
Ruben

[lars_bergquist]

Originally Posted by wizard

That is easy , at least for someone from Germany. But Lars, if you can figure out what SBZ means, that would leave me even more impressed than I already am.

Andy, the not quite so old man from the Age of Agfa CT 18

Well, I'm from Sweden. But SBZ leaves me stumped!

The old man from the Age of the DRP

[lars_bergquist]

Originally Posted by klaush

SBZ = Sowjetisch besetzte Zone (Soviet occupied zone).

Klaush

Ach so!

The old man from the Age of the DRP