Leica IIIc camera from the studio of Heinrich Hoffmann
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
20th century
This Leica IIIc rangefinder camera is finished in dark gray and is equipped with a Leitz Elmar f=5cm 1:3.5 lens. The top of the camera body displays the serial number 'No 387682' alongside the 'Leica DRP Ernst Leitz Wetzlar' engraving.
A notable feature is a brass plate mounted to the interior of the removable bottom plate, which is engraved with the text 'Eigentum Presse Heinrich Hoffmann Berlin SW 68 Kochstrasse 10', identifying it as property of the press agency belonging to Heinrich Hoffmann, the official photographer to Adolf Hitler. The camera exhibits signs of professional use, with visible wear to the finish along the edges. The mechanical components are described as appearing to be in working order, although the camera and lens have not been tested for full functional capability.
It is presented primarily as an object intended for display purposes.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Lens
- Leitz Elmar f=5cm 1:3.5
- Finish
- dark gray
Technical characteristics
- Model
- Leica IIIc
- Serial number
- 387682
Design
- Inscriptions
- Leica DRP Ernst Leitz Wetzlar; Eigentum Presse Heinrich Hoffmann Berlin SW 68 Kochstrasse 10
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Ernst Leitz
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.