Leica M3 no.700027 'Günther Leitz' *

The 27th Leica M3 ever made. This extremely early camera shows all the earliest, desirable features, like the double corner on the top plate, early chassis (with the guss number 116!), matching, first version back door etc. It is also in excellent cosmetic condition and in perfect working order. It comes with an early Summicron 2/5cm no.1118626. Research in the Leica archives revealed, that the camera and lens was delivered to Günther Leitz on 27.02.1954.
Günther Leitz was a German industrialist who was the fourth and youngest child of Ernst Leitz, the founder of the Leitz optical company. Günther Leitz joined the family business in 1937 and became its managing director in 1954. Under his leadership, Leitz continued to develop new products, including the Leica M3, which is considered one of the most important cameras ever made. Günther Leitz was also a strong supporter of photography as an art form, and he helped to establish the Leitz Photographic Society.