Leica IIIb - Camera

Model Details

Manual focus LTM mount 35mm rangefinder camera released by Leica in 1938. It moved the viewfinder & rangefinder windows closer together than on the IIIa, making it easier to swap between them. Metal body available in silver.

  • Shutter: Horizontal cloth focal plane, 1s - 1/1000s + B
  • Size: 133 x 68 x 36 mm
  • Weight: 436g
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LTM / M39

M39 is a screw-type mount system originally designed by Oskar Barnack for Leica cameras in the 1930s. These Leica Thread Mount (LTM) camera bodies attach lenses using a 39mm threaded screw mount.

This mount was the prominent rangefinder mount for Leica until 1953 when the M3 debuted. The M Mount bayonet spelled the end for Leica’s thread mount cameras, although other manufacturers, like Canon, Leotax, and Zorki, continued to use the M39 mount for their cameras.

There are some early Soviet SLRs that also use a 39mm thread mount called M39. Lenses for this system are incompatible with M39 rangefinder lenses, and vice versa, due to differences in flange distance.

M39 rangefinder lenses can be easily adapted to mirrorless camera systems.

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Leica IIIb - Camera Availability & Price History
Date Sold SKU Quality Control Price Image
26 May 2025 T101894 € 968,07 Leica IIIb - Camera Image
17 Jan 2025 T91875 € 175,00 Leica IIIb - Camera Image
09 Feb 2024 T61938 € 352,00 Leica IIIb - Camera Image