Image
MODEL
Leica
I (Model C)
Year
1930-1939
Low serial no.
37 253
High serial no.
325 400
Total
23,761
Variants
5
MODEL
Leica
I (Model C)
Year
1930-1939
Low serial no.
37 253
High serial no.
325 400
Total
23,761
Variants
5
Model Description
The Leica I Model C introduced interchangeable lenses in 1930. The first examples did not yet have a universally standardized lens-to-film distance, so individual lenses were matched to particular camera bodies. Leitz subsequently standardized the mount, identified on contemporary equipment by a small zero mark. A standardized lens could then be transferred between compatible cameras without individual adjustment. The 39mm screw fitting became the basis of the Leica screw-mount system used on later I, II and III models. The Model C itself had no built-in rangefinder; focusing remained by scale or with an accessory rangefinder.
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