General Information

Serial #

1462354

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal body; leather accents; glass windows

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

15.4 cm

Width

10.3 cm

Height

9.8 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still cameras

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Leitz

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1977 to late 1980's

Canada

Used by a Canadian photojournalist to capture industrial photographs and press photographs for the 'Monetary Times', the 'Globe and Mail' and for various international associations.

Function

An apparatus used to record still images by means of creating a photograph.

Technical

Leica produced a series of SLR cameras beginning with the Leicaflex, followed by the SL, the SL2, and then the R series from R3 to R7, which were made in collaboration with the Minolta Corporation. The R3 was the first electronic Leitz SLR. Its design was based on the Minolta XE 1/7. The Leica SLRs were well-received. The optics were excellent, but Leica was slow to produce an auto-exposure model, and never made a version that supported auto-focusing.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Proper front: "LEITZ" within a red circle/ "R3/ ELECTRONIC/ X/ M"/ two dials on top: "AUTOMATIC" and a series of numbers/ the second dial shows "DIN" and a series of numbers/ On the back: "1462354"/ On the bottom: "PORTUGAL"

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

The camera is black overall with elements of white, yellow and red.

Decoration

N/A