Fantastic Very Well Preserved Leica IIIc Camera. Germany, 1950

This fine Leica IIIc, with self-timer, made in Germany in 1950, is a classic piece full of charm and with an undeniable quality. The camera is in excellent condition and works perfectly though it has not been tested with film. If you want the camera to take pictures with it, perhaps a cleaning would be necessary to ensure the highest quality in your photos. If you do not know where to take it for a cleaning, we know who can offer this service. If this is the case, ask us. If you want the camera to be added to a collection, it is perfect as it is.It preserves all its original component parts, all of them in very well preserved and boasting a fluid operation. The black-vulcanite-covered silvery metal case looks shiny and even, with all the decals and inscriptions clearly engraved and legible. The camera that we can see in these images, the Leica IIIc, is quite similar to the Leica III though it is a slightly more evolved version. Between the years before World War II and 1952, around 133.000 units were manufactured. This means that the Leica IIIc is one of the few cameras manufactured during this war as the materials needed to make them (metal, steel, etc.) were mainly used by the German arms industry. The Luftwaffe itself used this camera in their missions: though every Luftwaffe camera bore an inscription indicating that they belonged to the air force, the profound dislike that Oskar Barnack (father of the Leica) felt for the Nazis made it possible that no Leica IIIc bore an engraved or printed swastika. The machine that we can see in these images mounts a Summitar f=5 cm lens, made by Ernst Leitz Wetlzar and with serial number 797755. The lens has some dust inside and needs a cleaning. At the top of the camera we can also see the cameras serial number (Nº 504124) engraved in the metal, together with the brand and manufacturers name and the city where the factory was located (Wetzlar, Germany). As beautiful as efficient, this Leica IIIc will be the best companion for any photo enthusiast who also loves design.