syclops Posted March 17, 2013 Share #1 Posted March 17, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have recently managed to get myself a Leica after many years of wanting one, it is a Leica III which I have dated to 1939 with the serial number. The person I bought the camera from said the lens was a rare B lens in which only 50 were produced it just looks like a standard Elmer f=5cm 1:3.5 but if anyone could shed any light on this I would be grateful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted March 17, 2013 Posted March 17, 2013 Hi syclops, Take a look here Leica III wih B lens?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
UliWer Posted March 17, 2013 Share #2 Posted March 17, 2013 Can you post a photo from the lens? Never heard the term "B-lens". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted March 17, 2013 Share #3 Posted March 17, 2013 Me too don't underastand that "B".... :maybe it pretends to be an index of rarity ("A" = ultrare, "B" very rare" etc,,,) "Special" Elmars do exist... in 1939 surely items for the Army were done... usually they have some engraving... anyway, I join the suggestion of a picture. And... Welcome to the forum !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted March 17, 2013 Share #4 Posted March 17, 2013 May be it is from a Compur one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted March 17, 2013 Share #5 Posted March 17, 2013 Have you looked up the lens serial number? I've never heard the term either. Hopefull you didn't pay a premium for it?! Whatever, you will find the Elmar to be a superb lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
syclops Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share #6 Posted March 17, 2013 Thanks for your kind replies, I paid £250 for the camera and lens which I thought was a pretty good price I will get some photographs of the lens tomorrow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted March 17, 2013 Share #7 Posted March 17, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Assuming that the camera and lens are both in good condition, then you have a nice deal. Look forward to seeing the pic of the lens. You can download a free manual for the camera. If you don't already know about it, read up on trimming the film leader - you need to make a long leader for loading the film correctly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Bachmann Posted April 3, 2013 Share #8 Posted April 3, 2013 ...Leica III which I have dated to 1939 with the serial number. The person I bought the camera from said the lens was a rare B lens... 1939 was the year when they made the Leica IIIb, perhaps the B was refering to the camera, which I believe is the 2nd least common Leica III (the g being the most rare); however, there were more than 50 made. I could be wrong, but that is just a thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted April 4, 2013 Share #9 Posted April 4, 2013 Hello Dan, Welcome to the Forum. Are you talking about the elusive IIg made in 1956 which was a IIIg lacking slow speeds? At least 1 of which was sold to a customer. Sort of like the 40mm F2.8 from 1973 code number 11541 Best Regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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