franzgrasser Posted July 9, 2020 Share #1 Posted July 9, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello all I'm new here and was just wondering what kind of camera this is. The person who was photographed is German and this photo is from the late 1930s. That's all the info I have. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/311224-is-this-a-leica/?do=findComment&comment=4006552'>More sharing options...
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jaapv Posted July 9, 2020 Share #2 Posted July 9, 2020 Yes, that looks like a Leica Standard with an Elmar 5 cm 3.5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted July 10, 2020 Share #3 Posted July 10, 2020 10 hours ago, jaapv said: Yes, that looks like a Leica Standard with an Elmar 5 cm 3.5. With an ERC case for a III (slow speeds indentation) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzgrasser Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted July 10, 2020 As someone new to this Leica forum AND film photography, could you elaborate more on ERC and "III"? What are those referring to? What do you mean? I'm lost haha. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mute-on Posted July 10, 2020 Share #5 Posted July 10, 2020 Google will help Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted July 10, 2020 Share #6 Posted July 10, 2020 2 hours ago, franzgrasser said: As someone new to this Leica forum AND film photography, could you elaborate more on ERC and "III"? What are those referring to? What do you mean? I'm lost haha. OK sorry ERC means Ever Ready Case, on a Leica III there is a ring set protruding in front of the camera (on the left of your pict) for using slow shutter time . Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/311224-is-this-a-leica/?do=findComment&comment=4006773'>More sharing options...
evikne Posted July 10, 2020 Share #7 Posted July 10, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) 2 hours ago, franzgrasser said: As someone new to this Leica forum AND film photography, could you elaborate more on ERC and "III"? What are those referring to? What do you mean? I'm lost haha. One thing you will get used to very soon in this forum is the extensive use of abbreviations. 😆 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzgrasser Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted July 10, 2020 25 minutes ago, jc_braconi said: OK sorry ERC means Ever Ready Case, on a Leica III there is a ring set protruding in front of the camera (on the left of your pict) for using slow shutter time . Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! This ring set is a part of the lense? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted July 10, 2020 Share #9 Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) No, is a complement to the shutter mechanism to set long exposure times (from 1/20 to 1 second) And btw, about "III" : old Leicas had three main versions : - the I (which later was named also as "Standard", easy to distinguish because it has not an integrated rangefinder on top - the II , which does have the integrated rangefinder (a great improvement, and a costly device to build) - the III, same as II but also with the low speeds mechanism quoted above.(clockwork mechanism, also a non negligible additional cost) ... with several subversions, evolutions, variants... you can give a look to our Wiki area ("Screw-Thread bodies") to have an overview of the story of this historically important camera. Edited July 10, 2020 by luigi bertolotti Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted July 12, 2020 Share #10 Posted July 12, 2020 The filter (type A36, I think) appears to have an extraordinary long screw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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