mike_gillespie

No, the top plate is engraved with the numbers, it was replaced by leica

I see there is a very small slot in the top plate behind the shutter dial,

about 1/8 inch long by 1/32 wide, if flash ring is put on 1 it is hidden by

the indicator prongs. It is symmetrical not a hole punched in or anything like

that, i have several 3 f leicas both bd and rd, but none has this slot. This

camera is a III c post war converted to IIIf bd. Any ideas on this?

Interesting replies from all, and thank you, one more thing i cant figure out is beside the shutter dial almost hidden totally by the flash adjustment ring is an oblong slot about an eighth of an inch long, it is symmetrical , not caused by something pentetrating the top plate, any info on this? i have several leicas both bd and rd and none show this slot.

Have IIIc in 470000 range , leica serial info says it s a IIIc, butif it is,

it has been converted to IIIf , large shutter speed dial, flash numbers, film

reminder in winding knob, and self timer, all not unusual, but this one has

the engraving dbp and gmbh on the top plate, also the flash numbers are

engraved right on the camera, not on a plate screwed down with 2 screws as has

been the case on every converted IIIc i have ever seen. If the entire top

plate was replaced at leitz would they have engraved the old serial? Any info

appreciated, thanks, Mike G

Nikita Khruschev, (pounding a Kiev III on the table at the UN) said "we will bury you", referring to the Zeiss concern, and he was right!

Thanks Bill i wasnt aware of it not focusing properly without the eyes, i do realize that i can use the eyes on the m-2, its just not as convenient.

M-3, Contarex, for 35mm, and Voigtlander Bessa II with Heliar for MF-Have never seen sharper images from any other camera.

i have a summaron 3.5 that is made to take the eyes attachment to use on the m-

3 camera, i see that when using it without the eyes on it is necessary to

depress the tiny ball on top to focus. is there any way to bypass this? i have

both m 3 and m 2 leicas and would like to use this lens on both, thanks, Mike G

i notice on my 111c nr 393648 that above the rewind lever on the "step" there

is and i or l engraved. is there any signifigance to this? Upon examining what

literature i have i notice all the military ones including the black finished,

have this mark. Also the number 280 is written inside the camera on the

bottom. The vulcanite has shrunk a little from the tops and bottom of the

body, is this indicative of an old replacement? is is very brittle as well.

definitely bogus, there has never been a documented case of a leica of any type having the SS runes (lightning bolts) on it.

shows how well made a rollei really is! anyway, i saw a III with a W and number, not wd though, thought it might be one requisitioned, engraving looked factory actually

Ive seen an ad in the British press offering to buy leicas and contax cameras

from civilians during ww 2 , support the war effort. It was a private company

that guaranteed that they would be given to the war dept. Does anyone know if

these cameras were marked by the war dept in any way? Like numbers, letters,

broad arrows? Thanks, Mike G

anyone know how the British marked the leicas they bought during the war from civilians?