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Used Leica IIIf

1950

£300.00 Low price

£775.96 High price

14 Listings

4 Retailers

1 New this week

3 Reduced

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The most-produced Barnack Leica — the classic LTM body for shooters and collectors alike.

The Leica IIIf, produced 1950-1957, is the most common and most recommended Barnack Leica: the refined peak of the screw-mount line before the M3, with over 180,000 made.

It adds flash synchronisation to the IIIc platform - the sync dial beneath the shutter dial gives the Black Dial (1950-52) and Red Dial (1952-57) versions their names - with a cloth shutter 1s-1/1000s on Red Dial bodies, separate finder and rangefinder windows, and the M39 screw mount.

Red Dial examples with the self-timer are the definitive user Barnack: parts and service knowledge remain widely available, and the camera pairs naturally with collapsible Elmar and Summitar lenses of the same era.

Prefer a Red Dial for the 1/1000s top speed and later refinements. Check curtain condition, rangefinder patch, and that the flash sync dial turns freely; a documented CLA adds real value on a camera now seventy years old.

Avg £468, up 10.1% over 1 month

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Leica IIIF Body in Case Howard Parker

Howard Parker

Leica IIIf Black Dial Rangefinder SN 535454 + Grip Arca Swiss + Hotshoe Splitter eBay

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Leica IIIF Self-Timer Body in Case Howard Parker

Howard Parker

Leica IIIF Body Self-Timer in Case Howard Parker

Howard Parker

Leica IIIf black dial Summitar 50 mm F2, accessories eBay

eBay

Leica iiif black dial great condition eBay

eBay

working vgc Yr.1952-3] Leica IIIf Red Dial RD Rangefinder Film Camera + case eBay

£505.94 £530.95

eBay

Leica IIIf Red Dot. Mint condition. Please ask for further details. eBay

eBay

Leica IIIF Red Dial with 5cm F3.5 Elmar Kit Used - Condition 95% Vintage Classic Camera

Vintage Classic Camera

Leica IIIF B/Dial + 50mm F2 Kit Excellent+ Ffordes

Ffordes

Leica iiif with 50mm f:2 lens beautiful condition with Photos Kit eBay

£513.05 £663.05

eBay

Leica IIIf Red Dial, w/ Elmar 5cm f/2.8, case, lens cap - in good working order Kit eBay

£537.10 £541.58

eBay

Leica iiif with 50mm f:2 lens beautiful condition with Photos Kit eBay

eBay

Leica iiif red dial RD self timer ST great condition CLA’d with 28mm f9 lens Kit eBay

Used Leica IIIf price history

Tracking the used Leica IIIf price? Over the past month, the average has risen 10.1%, from £425 to around £468. Depending on shutter count and condition, expect to pay between £389 and £500 for a used body.

Average market price (line) and typical price range (shaded). Source: UsedLens daily price index, 3 Jul – 4 Aug 2026.