Leitz Auction
Starting Price €8,000
Total bids: 0
Estimate
€16,000 – 18,000
€16,000 – 18,000
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serial number
1098
Condition
B+
Manufacture Year
1926
Product number
A03937
A rare Leica I Mod. A fitted with the early Elmax 3.5/50mm lens, delivered on March 15, 1926, to Magdeburg, Germany.
The camera is preserved in original condition and is fully functional. It retains several desirable early features that were often replaced during later factory servicing or upgrades, like the early vulcanite pattern and flat viewfinder eyepiece.
Also noteworthy are the aluminium control knobs, a rare feature on later Leica I Mod. A cameras.
The camera comes with an early FISON lens hood, lens cap, ETRIN leather case, FODIS rangefinder, and two film cassettes with original container.
A well-preserved and complete early Leica outfit with several original period features and accessories.
The camera is preserved in original condition and is fully functional. It retains several desirable early features that were often replaced during later factory servicing or upgrades, like the early vulcanite pattern and flat viewfinder eyepiece.
Also noteworthy are the aluminium control knobs, a rare feature on later Leica I Mod. A cameras.
The camera comes with an early FISON lens hood, lens cap, ETRIN leather case, FODIS rangefinder, and two film cassettes with original container.
A well-preserved and complete early Leica outfit with several original period features and accessories.