Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/01/24

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Subject: Re: Leica History??
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 1997 18:51:08 -0500

At 09:26 AM 1/25/97 +1100, Tony Buon wrote:
>Can someone please tell me where the Leica IIIC qnd IIIF fit into the Leica
>Family tree......... 

Gads.  After the Leica II, these are probably the most important Leicas.

The IIIc came out early in World War II.  It offered a monocoque body shell
and 1 sec to 1/1000 sec speeds.  Its reputation was built on its World War
II service with the Other Guys, though the Brits may have gotten some for
THEIR services through Sweden.  After the War, the IIIc entered MASS
production and became the camera on which Leica's fortunes were rebuilt.

The IIId was a non-starter, a IIIc with delayed-action.  Only 427 were made.

The IIIf was a IIIc with flash synch.  Like the IIIc, it was a huge seller.

133,000 IIIc's were made, and 113,000 IIIf's.

Now, you didn't ask about that mysterious IIIe!

Marc

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