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Leica IIIf

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The Leica IIIf was Leitz's (later Leica) first 35mm camera body for screw mount lenses (M39) with built-in flash synchronization. Introduced in 1950, it succeeded the Leica IIId, which was a rare variant of the Leica IIIc. Unlike its predecessors, the IIIf didn't need an optional modification (factory or third party) for flash photography. Built-in flash synchronization was an advancement introduced to make flash photography practical, consideting that at the time there were several types of fl

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