Leica III

35mm rangefinder camera introduced in 1933, adding slow shutter speeds (1 second to 1/20) via a second dial on the front of the body. Uses the Leica screw mount (L39) and accepts the same lenses as the Leica II. Produced in Wetzlar, Germany.

Artists who use this(1)

Robert Frank

Connection note

Shot The Americans (1958) with a Leica III (serial 132545), preserved at the Camera Museum in Vevey

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Last updated March 20, 2026