It was a 1940-made camera and Leitz likely did not yet have a black-shutter shortage yet. My assumption would be that this camera has black curtains. Think additional 25% to 50%, possibly more when there are two good-condition red curtains in the camera. The Leica IIIc was built from 1940 to 1951 (serial numbers 360,101-525,001), with approx. Some had grey paint finish due to the lack of chrome during the war. It was made of aluminum, with chrome-plated brass top plate, base plate and knobs. Eventually, most red curtains were replaced in the 1940's and 1950's when the camera was sent in for a CLA or repair.įinding a Luftwaffen-eigentum camera with one or two red curtains in good condition today, significantly increases value. The Leica IIIc is a 35mm rangefinder camera introduced by Leica in 1940. In the end Leitz proved to be correct with the red curtains being sub-standard: a lot of the red curtains developed black blotches, where the rubberized cloth started to deteriorate. ![]() Some cameras have only one red curtain but a limited number was made with two red curtains. As a result they started using the red curtains. But once the war commenced the black shutter cloth supplies were shrinking and Leitz found it had trouble finding the correct cloth within the Reich. ![]() Im sure Im speaking for all Leica enthusiasts in thanking them for their help and generosity in sharing this information. Horst Braun with the approval of Leicas CEO, Mr. The raw data was supplied courtesy of Leica, by Mr. Leitz bought red curtain material (alledgedly from Kodak) before the war, to test. Leica Ms Sorted by Model and Serial Number 1954 to 1999: M3 to M6 TTL. Red curtains were used for a short amount of time.
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