Leica IIIf Midland + Stemar 3.3/3.5cm outfit
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Hammer Price
€4,800
incl. Buyer's Premium
This item is subject to margin scheme taxation and the premium is 24% if it remains in the EU
Estimate € 7.000 – 8.000
Manufacture Year : 1953
serial number : 684768
rare IIIf Midland in beautiful, almost perfect condition, in a set with near mint stereo lens Stemar no.1142289, beam splitter OIMPO no.1644 (cond. B/A), special hood OIGEO (cond. B+), stereo finder OIDYO, rare Stemar brochure, leather case for the IIIf. In 1953 the pre-war Stereo Elmar reappeared with a very small number of 3.5/3.3 cm Stemar lenses under the codeword OISBO, made in Wetzlar. The outfit included a stereo prism OIMPO, hood OIGEO and stereo finder OIDYO. One year later Leitz Canada, Midland started the production of the Stemar outfit to meet the renewed interest in stereo photography in the United States. It was available in both screw-mount and bayonet-mount versions. The Stemar, Leitz’s finest contribution to stereo photography, is a wonderful technical achievement, but it failed to attract a great mass of customers. Between 1954 and 1957 only about 500 units left the factory in Canada.