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Leica IIIa + 5cm f3.5 Elmar I (ELMAR)

Leica IIIa + 5cm f3.5 Elmar I (ELMAR)

Leica Thread Mount (LTM / M39) Film Camera

Regular price €365,00 EUR
Regular price Sale price €365,00 EUR
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Used item, no tax.

Not Passed: Untested or tested, inspected, and found to have flaws that will affect typical use. Recommended for decoration, projects, or use with special considerations.

It has a lot of external wear. The shutter is dry and the speeds are slightly long. It is missing the RF vertical adjustment cover screw. It has a modified flash sync port. The film take up spool is missing. The lens has haze inside and many scratches on the outer elements. The lens also has a lot of wear with a crack in the name plate.

Details: Leica IIIa + 5cm f3.5 Elmar I (ELMAR)

Manual focus LTM/M39 mount 35mm rangefinder camera released by Leica in 1935. It added a faster top shutter speed (1/1000s) compared to the original Leica III. Metal body available in silver.

  • Shutter: Horizontal cloth focal plane, 1s - 1/1000s + B, T
  • Size: 133 x 67 x 37 mm
  • Weight: 422g

Manual focus normal lens made for M39 / LTM mount rangefinder cameras by Leica starting in 1930. This collapsible lens was the standard for most screw mount Leicas and is derived from the fixed lens found on the Leica I. Metal body available in silver.

  • Leitz 5cm f3.5 Elmar (4 elements, 3 groups)
  • Minimum focus distance: 1m
  • Aperture blades: 10
  • Size: 47 x 33 mm (extended)
  • Weight: 112g

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You will get the exact item pictured plus any other accessories shown. We individually photograph each used item.

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This Leica IIIa + 5cm f3.5 Elmar I (ELMAR) includes:

  • 30-day Return Policy
  • No Warranty

This product comes with our standard 30 day return policy. Additional warranties are not offered for "Not Passed" items because they have already failed our quality control.

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System: LTM / M39

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