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Date
1954 – 1966
Material
metal; plastic; glass;
Catalogue Number
104.41.0210
Description
Leica M3 black and silver camera. The camera features the viewfinder on the far left, with ports for a flash and a light beside it [the light port has a yellowed rubber plug in it], as well as a rapid film advance lever on top - a new feature for the M3. Also on the top of the camera is a slot for …
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Title
Leica Camera
Date
1954 – 1966
Material
metal; plastic; glass;
Dimensions
7.5 x 5.0 x 14.7 cm
Description
Leica M3 black and silver camera. The camera features the viewfinder on the far left, with ports for a flash and a light beside it [the light port has a yellowed rubber plug in it], as well as a rapid film advance lever on top - a new feature for the M3. Also on the top of the camera is a slot for accessories such as flashes, viewfinders, and adapters. The camera is fit with a f=2,8 cm 1:6,3 lens with a plain metal lens cap that has the Leica logo stamped on it. Small metal wire triangles are looped through small holes on both sides of the camera, possibly where a carry strap would be attached. There is no film in the camera.
Subject
Peter Whyte
photography
camera equipment;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.41.0210
Images
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