“Big Boys Toys” Photo Contest – Week 7

The Leica III was a screw-mount, coupled-rangefinder built by Leitz Wetzlar in the early days of WWII: 1933-1939.
he Leica III was followed by the IIIa (1935-1940, 1946-1948), which was in turned followed by the IIIb (1938-1940) and then the IIIc which spanned through the post-War period (1940-41, 1946-). The IIIc is the preferred model by many collectors as it has a solid, die-cast body (rather than separate parts) and a redesigned shutter.
W.W. II camera production was not easy for Leica. One of the wartime shortages was chromium. As a result some IIIc were painted gray to conserve the precious stuff long enough to get cameras finished while those pesky American and British bombers did their best to bomb the Leica factory. Some of the gray cameras had special ball bearing shutter bearings for low temperature use. Marked "K" on the top plate and on the shutter curtain, these special cameras were intended primarily for the German Air Force or Luftwaffe. This particular IIIc K camera survives in much better than average condition.
While most IIIc K cameras are grey, they exist in chrome too. There is a lot of variation in Leica wartime production.

Honestly, I have never used this camera for a shooting. Maybe since I have middle format Mamiya if I want to go for a film...
But really consider this Leica as a piece of art, so its stays safely in my home museum...

Enjoy the view :)