Start price: € 12,000

Estimate: € 20,000–24,000

RMB Start price: RMB 90,000

RMB Estimate: RMB 150,000–220,000

SN: 1074097/P-0001*
Year: c.1960
Condition: B/A

This camera was used by Willi Stein as a test camera, it features a lever from a 0-Series M3 and comes with a very early (1953) Summicron 2/5cm no.920741, cap. The shutter create engraved 'Stein P-1*. ' Wilhelm 'Willi' Stein (1906-1976) was the principal designer and 'father' of the M-series cameras. He began his career in engineering as an apprentice with the Iron & Steel Works of Buderus in his home town of Wetzlar. In 1936, he moved to Ernst Leitz GmbH. Barnack, who initiated and supervised the development of the original Leica, died in January of that year. This left a gap among the remaining engineers. Ludwig Leitz recognized Stein's talents and gave him an opportunity to make contributions with the company's design group. After the second World War, Stein was made the head of Leica's design department. A quite similar 'Betriebsk Stein' no.'P-0003*' in black paint is illustrated in James Lager Vol.1 Cameras, page 139. There is no other information about the offered camera.

这台相机由 Willi Stein 用作测试相机，配备了来自 0系列 M3的杆，并配有极早期（1953 年）的 Summicron 2/5cm镜头，编号 920741，带镜头盖。快门刻有“Stein P-1*”。 Wilhelm 'Willi' Stein（1906-1976 年）是 M系列相机的主要设计师及“M相机之父”。他的工程生涯始于在家乡韦兹拉尔的布德鲁斯铁钢厂做学徒。1936 年，他转至恩斯特·徕兹公司。奥斯卡·巴纳克负责启动并监督最初徕卡相机的开发，于当年一月去世。这在留下的工程师中留下了空缺。Ludwig Leitz 认出了 Stein 的才能，并给了他一个在公司设计团队中贡献的机会。二战后，Stein 被任命为徕卡设计部的负责人。一本名为《James Lager Vol.1 Cameras》的书中（第139 页）展示了一台非常相似、编号为“P-0003*”的黑漆相机。