Value of Leica IIIf?

[snaggs]

Im bidding on a minty IIIf on ebay. Just wondering what they're worth.. guy seems to have a pretty high reserve price on it.

I have not used a IIIf before, but I love the look of them.. are them a usuable camera too?

Daniel.

[Solinar]

My valuation on the black dial IIIf is $275 because that is what I paid for mine.

A pristine red dial IIIf with a self-timer will bring more, but since one rarely if ever uses an electronic flash on a Leica III series or use a self-timer the black dial IIIf or a CLA'd IIIc is the way to go.

[jkelly]

If you are patient, you can probably pick up a useable IIIf for under $200. It does not need to be "minty" to be useable. Then, you can get an Elmar or Summitar for another $100-$200, and maybe an SBOOI finder for around $100, and you've got a whole kit for under $500. If the camera does not need a CLA, that is.

[Solinar]

My first IIIf which I mentioned, is a black dial did have a recent CLA and had been a pass around on this board. It was good to know the history of the camera.

Although I now have to Elmars a 2.8 and a coated 3.5, the collapsible Industar 50 and the 35mm focal length J-12 work like a charm on a IIIf.

[jpbob100]

There is a IIIf RD currently listed in the RFF classifieds.




bob

[Solinar]

..... and a bit over priced for black dial IIIf, even if it has been CLA'd. It is also wearing a pre-war, not a post-war Elmar.

[rolleistef]

the Leica IIIf price seems to be quite fluctuating.
I tried to buy one but my parents never allowed me to :'(
In December 2004, you could get a BD with a Summar 2/50 for 250€.
In March 2005 it was the price for a good BD body.
In May you needed 300$ for a the same
then the prices exploded. 4, 5, 600¤ for a body only. In the same time, the cost for a summitar would jump from 80-100 to 200+ $, even more for an Elmar, not talking of the Summicron.
I think it reached its paroxysm between September and November. You then needed 600$ for a good RD, even more if mint.
And between November and now, the prices fell, from 700 to 200 or so.
But it seemed it was a general trend. When a camera is suddently known as a wow camera, it price jumps, by 3 or 4 times sometimes. Ex : I bought my first Rollei T for 200$ in september 2004. I bought the second one in August 2005 for 350, but it was a bargain for ebay prices were alreay around 500$!! now prices plunged and returned to what they were in 2004.

[Solinar]

700 Euros is what I'd expect to pay for a clean IIIg. Who would have guessed that Barnacks would be so popular in Europe?

[Solinar]

Here (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7626046953&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT) is one IIIf BD in user condition that may or not be a good deal. I'll assume that it it may need to be CLA'd or maybe not.

[atelier7]

Not sure which version of the III series this is, but why is it priced quite high?
Is it a rare? 7624529782

[VictorM.]

Not sure which version of the III series this is, but why is it priced quite high?
Is it a rare? 7624529782

The body is quite ordinary, but the lens is probably very rare. I've never seen one before.