Leica 1f Black Dial - Antique and Vintage Cameras

Leica 1f

1952

Black Dial

E. Leitz G.M.B.H.

Wetzlar

West Germany

Image of Leica 1f

Lens:
f3.5, 5 cm Elmar, iris diaphragm to f22. Depth of field scale. Screw mount. Serial no. 1048143 (1952).

Shutter:
Focal-plane speeded 1/30 - 1/500, B. (1/30, 1/40, 1/60, 1/100, 1/200, 1/500). Speeds are varied by delaying the second blind. Flash synchronisation with variable delay scaled 0 - 20.

Construction:
Vulcanite covered metal body.

Format:
36, 24 x 36 mm exposures on 35 mm film held in standard cassette.

Focusing:
Helical, scale to 3.5 feet.

Attributes:
Auto-stop on film-advance coupled to shutter. Film-advance tensions shutter.
Exposure counter. Film speed reminder dial scaled: 6 - 125 ASA, 10 - 23 DIN.

Serial Number:
561043 (1951) .

With:

  • Lens cap.; 5 cm bright line view-finder in case.
  • Focoslide unit.; 5x vertical magnifier. Version with longer body and diamond knurling.; 30x finder.; Projection Head. Fits onto the Focoslide in place of the finder to illuminate the field of view.; Helical focusing tube to use 5 cm Elmar with Focoslide. Gives a focus range of 3 ½' - 9".

The serial number shows this example to be from the last batch of 1c cameras but it has been finished as a 1f. The first 1f batch followed directly after the last 1c batch.

Code Names:
OEINO - camera including SBOOI - view-finder.; OOZAB - Focoslide unit.; LGCOO - 5x magnifier.; LWHOO - 30x finder.; OUTSO - Projection Head.; ZOOXY - Helical focusing tube.

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