Leitz Auction
Starting Price €4,000
Total bids: 0
Estimate
€7,000 – 8,000
€7,000 – 8,000
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serial number
5923
Condition
B+
Manufacture Year
1927
Product number
A03953
First model of the Compur-Leica, fitted with an Elmar 3.5/50mm lens. An unusual early version featuring feathered arrow engravings on both the winding and rewind knobs. The camera is preserved in good, original condition (base plate cond. B-) and was delivered to Biel, Switzerland, on 16 August 1927. It comes with two film spools, a metal film canister and an ETRIN leather case.