Leica 'Snapshot' with prototype Snapshot Elmar 3.5cm *
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Product number:
AI_40_40102
Starting Price €50,000
Estimate €100,000 – 120,000
Estimate €100,000 – 120,000
serial number : 214546
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 (small crack in the finder), with prototype 'Snapshot' Elmar 4.5/3.5cm - this special lens shows several unique features, like focusing with click stops, no coupling and no serial number engraved, it is the only known example of this prototype lens in chrome finish. It is in beautiful, near-mint condition and complete with the special prototype hood. The Snapshot Leica was announced, but never commercially produced. Only a few examples of this camera are known to exist. The Snapshot Elmar with the codename ELROO is one of the rarest and most unique Leica lenses made.
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