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I received a case similar to this when I bought a IIIf. It is taller than the standard bag, but the lens space is very small, a collapsible Summarit 50 does not fit. Perhaps an Elmar might.

 

The case fits my IIIf, but has a lot of space on top. The VIOOH does not fit, though.

 

Does anyone know what this case is for?

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I received a case similar to this when I bought a IIIf. It is taller than the standard bag, but the lens space is very small, a collapsible Summarit 50 does not fit. Perhaps an Elmar might.

 

The case fits my IIIf, but has a lot of space on top. The VIOOH does not fit, though.

 

Does anyone know what this case is for?

 

This is a bag for Standard (or Ic/If with HFOOK (horizontal FOKOS) rangefinder and Elmar 3.5/50 collapsed or 3.5/35 or 6.3/28 lens

ps : there is no collapsible Summarit 50

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Being so elongated on top, I think it's one of the cases for Leica Screw Mount without incorporated rangefinder and with the external rangefinder (the most common was coded FOKOS) mounted on the accessory shoe.

I think to have some illustration of this kind of case, in some old catalog of mine... I'll check...

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Not the only instance in which me and friend JC have acted simultaneously... :) ... oh well, that's a 1955 catalog page... very similar (not the same) made for Leica Ig... the model depicted by the poster should be the ESOOG

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I think they are a bit rare but not too much, nor of great value... I suppose 70 to 120 or so Euro, if good.

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I would keep it in case you decide to add an indivdual viewfinder (SBLOO or SBOOI etc.) for you IIIf. They fit perfectly. Though i agree that it's a nuisance you can only use small lenses in it. Typical Leitz: different viewfinders, different hoods, different NOOKYS, different cases for each lense.

 

I ruined my case for the II when i tried to close it with a collapsed Summar: the front part ripped off. So now i have an original Leitz half-case. The code-word for it was LUIGI ;)

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