Leica 'Snapshot' with prototype Snapshot Elmar 3.5cm *
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Product number:
AI_38_39084
Starting Price €40,000
Estimate €80,000 – 100,000
Estimate €80,000 – 100,000
serial number : 104394
Condition : B/A
Manufacture Year : 1933
Condition : B/A
Manufacture Year : 1933
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Leica 'Snapshot' with prototype Snapshot Elmar 3.5cm *
very rare Snapshot Leica with original wide angle 35mm finder, in excellent condition, with prototype 'Snapshot' Elmar 4.5/3.5cm - focusing with click stops, no coupling and no serial number engraved, the Snapshot Leica was announced, but never commercially produced. The offered example is the most famous prototype of this special model, exactly this camera can be seen in van Hasbroeck's 'Leica, A History Illustrating every Model and Accessory' - photo XIII in the preface of the revised edition.
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