Leica MP chrome 'Jukka Vatanen' *
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Hammer Price
€45,600
incl. Buyer's Premium
Estimate €40,000 – 50,000
Condition : B/A
Manufacture Year : 1958
an original Leica MP used and owned by a Finnish fashion and street photographer Jukka Vatanen. The camera is in beautiful condition, it is upgraded to single stroke and equipped with later top plate, still preserved the original body housing with long strap lugs, early back door, chassis is engraved with the matching number 'P-302'. Initially the body has been converter to black paint on Mr Vatanen order, later in 1970s again converted to original chrome by Leitz. It comes with a matching chrome Leicavit MP, an original Leica M brochure from 1957, two photographs showing the camera in black paint and five vintage prints by Mr Vatanen.