Leica IIIg
Famous for
- The last and most refined Barnack screw-mount Leica, adding a built-in self-timer and bright-line finder
The Leica IIIg, produced from 1957 to 1960, is the final chapter of the Barnack story. By the time it appeared, the M3 had already been on the market for three years, and most photographers buying a new Leica were buying an M. The IIIg was made for those who had large investments in LTM screw-mount glass and did not want to transition to the M mount. It added framelines for 50mm and 90mm in the viewfinder — a significant usability improvement over earlier Barnack finders — and it received the best build quality Leitz applied to the screw-mount platform.
Key specs
- type
- 35mm rangefinder
- framelines
- 50/90mm (in separate finder)
- mount
- Leica screw (LTM / M39)
- shutter
- cloth focal-plane, 1s–1/1000s
- production
- ≈41,000 units (1957–1960)
Variants & finishes
The last screw-mount Leica, the IIIg (1957–60) added a larger viewfinder with 50mm and 90mm framelines — nearly as pleasant to use as an M body, and the peak of the barnack-era design.
Market value
Used-market price history is coming soon.
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