xclapcorex Posted October 4, 2009 Share #1 Posted October 4, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) After Disclosing to me that our family was in possession of an old 50's era leica range finder camera. There's no model type, on the camera it says "Leica D.R.P. Wetzlar Germany No. 415005." The cover for the manual is ripped of, So i'm not sure of it's actual model type. From some earlier research I think it might be a Leica III or a IIIf as some other people have asked, but mine also has a much lower serial number than those that were IIIf's. i fount this site: Leica Screw Mount Serial #'s Sorted by Number didn't have anything serial numbers close to the camera. Should I be looking somewhere else for a serial? My main reason for asking about this is to possibly find compatible lenses and other accessories for it. I have the original kit lense and as well an Olympus lens which was sort of a quandary to me that olympus was making compatible lenses with leicas way back then. If anyone could shed some light on this camera I would really appreciate it. On further searching it seems to be a IIIc. again any information on where to look for compatable accessories, etc... would be a huge help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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smile Posted October 4, 2009 Share #2 Posted October 4, 2009 It`s a IIIc from 1946. You can find a lot of used lenses and new (Voigtländer) too ^^ smile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc_braconi Posted October 4, 2009 Share #3 Posted October 4, 2009 Please have a look at the 2 sticky threads in head of this forum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted October 5, 2009 Share #4 Posted October 5, 2009 There were several Japanese manufacturers (and European too) that made lenses to fit the Leica M39 thread. So its presence in the kit is no miracle, but I cannot tell you anything specific about it. Which is the 'kit lens'? This too has a name, and a serial number. And what focal length etc. is the Olympus? The old man from the Age of the IIIc, and before Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Furst Posted January 13, 2010 Share #5 Posted January 13, 2010 The most interesting thing about this camera is it was from the first batch of Leica camera made after WWll and many went to the US PX where they were sold to the service men. Related to this if you were a service men returning to the US then, you did not have to pay the customs fees that were very high then. Some of these cameras had chrome problems so look carefully at the base and the back of the camera where the view finder is located. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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