250 GG + Motor MOOEV

In the year 1936 Leitz offered a camera for 10 meters of film for 250 exposures – the Leica 250 or the “Reporter.” During World War II some of the Leica 250s were delivered for use in aerial combat. In order to be able to operate the film transport and make a series of shots in the extreme conditions outside a fighter plane, Leitz developed a powerful and reliable electric drive, it was Leica's first electric motor drive. In total 92 specimens of the Leica 250 with electric motor were delivered, less than 15 are known to exist. The cameras were used in STUKA dive bombers, the motors were fixed on the aircraft and the cameras were changed for new films. The Leica 250 GG with electric motor is an absolute rarity in the sphere of Leica collector’s items. Amongst the rarest and most valuable Leitz cameras, it is comparable to the original Leica 0 series of 1923. The development and history of this, the most powerful of all Leicas, is legendary. Camera no.353606 and motor no.10062 are from the same delivery batch on August 21st, 1942 to BLN Berlin (15 cameras and motor drives, delivery number 29353). Motor engraved with body no. 353619 (also from the same batch delivered to the German Air Force). Camera and motor are in fine original and fully working condition (serviced by Ottmar Michaely in 2004), with matching Summitar 2/5cm lens