My birthday present arrived a few days earlier - vintage Leica IIIf film camera
I am very much excited to try out the newly acquired Leica IIIf film camera!!! Can't wait to load film and go shooting!!!
My copy of Leica IIIf was made in 1951.
I've bought it from a nice eBay seller that specialises in vintage camera gear. The service was fantastic, so if you come about the seller called classic_photography_uk he is pretty good!
As you can see from the picture, it is in awesome condition and the quality of the camera itself is second to none. A great quality German craftsmanship of the 50s!
A short history of this model - This rangefinder camera has been introduced around Christmas 1950 and was a very technologically advanced camera for its time. It was one of the first, if not the first camera in the world that introduced a flash sync setting at every shutter speed and was priced around $2500-$3500 in todays money depending on the lens that came with it.
I am hoping it would last me a lifetime and give me pleasure taking shots!
Cheers!
P.S. I have forgot to mention the first time that the camera is sitting on the original manual in German, printed in early 50s :smiley:
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STOPThe camera looka like new. enjoy it andrei!!!!!Looking foward to see those pictures.
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Thanks, it does look like a new camera with very little sign of use. I will start posting more pictures upon my return home, towards the end of August, when I will scan all the negatives. It actually takes a while to properly scan them, unless you have an expensive software. I am using the standard Epson Scan tool, which is a bit clunky at times. Thanks for the up vote! How's your travelling? Where about are you now?
I'm in Cuenca, Ecuador. It's the most beatiful city since i started travelling from Uruguay. In a few days i'm going to the mountain Chimborazo, supposedly to be the highest mountain in the world because of its proximity to the sun!
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