MP2 Schwarz Lackiert

the MP-2 was the first experimental M cameras with electric motor drive built in the late 1950's, only 6 cameras were produced in black paint finish (nos.535507-535512), only 4 are known to exist. Lager Volume 1 shows camera no.935511. This camera, just re-discovered and never been offered for sale before, is in almost new and fully original condition, with matching black Wetzlar electric motordrive and power source handle (condition B) - for sure the most important M camera ever offered in auction ! The original owner of the camera was Wilhelm Schack. He was a photographer who did his apprentice at the Leitz factory in Wetzlar. Later he became the official Kruger National Park photographer. His life long ambition was to track and photograph rhinoceros in Africa. At this he was successful and published the first book ever with detailed photographs of the rhinoceros called "Ich jagte das weisse Nashorn". He also won many awards at Photokina. Just before his tragic death, the Leitz factory sponsored him this black paint MP2 camera.