Fantastic Leica Camera Model IIIC converted in IIIF. Ca.1950.

Fantastic Leica Camera Model IIIC converted to IIIF. Made in Germany around the 50's. Aesthetically beautiful, in silver metal with black leather protector, practically new. Engraved mark on the top: Leica and serial number: 495152. Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Elmar f = 3.5cm 1:3.5 lens. No. 225184. It is in perfect condition both aesthetically and functionally. The chrome plating is shiny even in the most worn areas. The camera body is also impeccable despite the time elapsed. Attached leather case with the brand of the machine in perfect condition, almost like new. This camera works, although it has not been serviced with film. The German camera brand Leica began producing these fantastic devices as early as 1913. The company, first called Ernst Leitz GmbH, was divided into three companies: Leica Camera AG, which produced cameras; Leica Geosystems AG, which produced equipment for geology; and Leica Microsystems GmbH, which produced microscopes. The Leica camera was the first practical 35-millimeter model of photographic camera. The first prototypes were built by Oskar Barnack at E. Leitz Optische Werke, Wetzlar, in 1913. The Leica camera was an immediate success when it was introduced in 1925 in Leipzig, named the Leica I (for LEI-tz CA-mera). The compactness of the camera, and its reliable and excellent lens, made this device a real success. In 1950 Leitz introduced one of its best known models, the IIIF. It was essentially an IIIC with the addition of flash sync. A superb example of a quality camera perfect for a fine collection.