Image

Leica

If

Year

1952-1957

Low serial no.

562 881

High serial no.

851 000

Total

16,048

Variants

2

Leica

If

Year

1952-1957

Low serial no.

562 881

High serial no.

851 000

Total

16,048

Variants

2

Model Description

The Leica If was the technical counterpart to the IIf and IIIf. It omitted both the built-in rangefinder and viewfinder but retained the screw mount, shutter, film transport and flash synchronization. The body was intended for microscopes, Visoflex reflex housings, copying equipment and other apparatus in which the ordinary Leica viewing systems served no purpose. Two accessory shoes allowed external optical equipment to be fitted. Black Dial and later Red Dial forms followed the same general flash-synchronization development as the contemporary photographic models.

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Production Quantity by Year

02,0004,0006,0008,0007,04019521,998195319545,00019552,0001956101957

Variants & Production Records

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1952

562 881

563 020

140

1952

563 101

565 000

1,900

1952

575 001

580 000

5,000

1953

673 001

674 410

1,410

1953

674 412

674 755

344

1955

682 001

684 000

2,000

1955

760 001

762 000

2,000

1955

789 001

790 000

1,000

1956

815 001

816 000

1,000

1956

822 001

822 900

900

1956

850 901

851 000

100

1957

780 091

780 100

10

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1952

562 881

563 020

140

1952

563 101

565 000

1,900

1952

575 001

580 000

5,000

1953

673 001

674 410

1,410

1953

674 412

674 755

344

1955

682 001

684 000

2,000

1955

760 001

762 000

2,000

1955

789 001

790 000

1,000

1956

815 001

816 000

1,000

1956

822 001

822 900

900

1956

850 901

851 000

100

1957

780 091

780 100

10

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1952

562 881

563 020

140

1952

563 101

565 000

1,900

1952

575 001

580 000

5,000

1953

673 001

674 410

1,410

1953

674 412

674 755

344

1955

682 001

684 000

2,000

1955

760 001

762 000

2,000

1955

789 001

790 000

1,000

1956

815 001

816 000

1,000

1956

822 001

822 900

900

1956

850 901

851 000

100

1957

780 091

780 100

10

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1953

674 756

674 999

244

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1953

674 756

674 999

244

Year

Start No.

End No.

Total

1953

674 756

674 999

244

End

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Records & classification for over 1.5M serial numbers and counting

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© Jordan Lockhart / Lockhart's List 2026. All rights reserved. This website and its database content are protected by copyright and the EU Database Directive (96/9/EC).

Lockhart's List is an independent website and not affiliated or endorsed by Leica Camera AG or its subsidiaries. No part of this database may be reproduced or distributed in any form without written consent from the database creator. No images seen in this database may be altered, copied, or distributed without the express written permission of the image copyright holder. Images that appear in this database do so with the consent of their copyright holders. No responsibility or liability can be accepted with respect to estimated values or records of production and is for hobbyist purposes only. Classifications, quantities, records, images, sales, & market prices are subject to change, additions, & deletions. Any offers to buy or sell are purely preliminary and not binding. We hope you gain valuable insight from information contained herein & good luck on your endeavors.