Condition: Good, new leather wrap applied. Shutter fires at all speeds.

A compact 35mm screw-mount rangefinder produced in the early 1950s, representing the peak of Leica’s classic Barnack design. Fully mechanical, quiet, and precision-built, it uses interchangeable M39 lenses and separate rangefinder/viewfinder windows for focusing and composition.

Leica IIIf — Tech Specs

• Type: 35mm rangefinder

• Film: 35mm (135)

• Mount: Leica Thread Mount (M39 / LTM)

• Shutter: Horizontal cloth focal-plane

• Shutter Speeds: 1s – 1/1000s + Bulb

• Flash Sync: Built-in adjustable flash synchronization

• Exposure: Fully manual

• Focus: Manual, coupled rangefinder

• Viewfinder: Separate viewfinder & rangefinder windows (50mm native view)

• Metering: None (external meter required)

• Film Advance: Knob wind

• Battery: None (fully mechanical)

• Weight: ~430 g (body)

• Dimensions: ~135 × 68 × 31 mm

• Production: 1950–1957