5th Jun, 2024 13:00

OSTLICHT CAMERA AUCTION SPRING 2024

 
  Lot 54
 

Leica IIIg + Leicavit + Summicron 2/35mm 'ELC Midland'

Estimate
€22,000 - €26,000
 

Buyer's premium: 20%

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Lot details

Start price: €12.000

Estimate: € 22.000 – 26.000

SN: 934093
Year: 1959
Condition: A-

English:

Very rare set in perfect, mint condition: IIIg body no.34093, engraved 'Ernst Leitz Canada Limited, Midland Ontario' with Leitz Canada 8-element Summicron 2/35m no.1745641 and Leicavit engraved 'Ernst Leitz Canada Limited Midland Ontario' including the original base plate. Internal chassis number 934093 engraved parallel to film plane. Exactly this set is illustrated in Lager Leica, Vol. I, Cameras p. 74. and Shinichi Nakamura, Leica Collection, Tokyo 1992, p. 31. Only 1,780 units of the Leica IIIg were produced by Leitz Canada, only very few with Midland engravings, the Leicavit with ELC engraving is even more rare..

 

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Deutsch:

Sehr seltenes Set in perfektem, neuwertigem Zustand: IIIg Gehäuse Nr.34093, graviert mit 'Ernst Leitz Canada Limited, Midland Ontario' zusammen mit Leitz Canada 8-Element Summicron 2/35mm Nr.1745641 und Leicavit, graviert mit 'Ernst Leitz Canada Limited Midland Ontario', einschließlich der Original-Bodenplatte. Interne Chassis Nummer 934093, parallel zur Filmebene graviert. Genau dieses Set ist illustriert in Lager Leica, Bd. I, Kameras S. 74 und Shinichi Nakamura, Leica Collection, Tokyo 1992, S. 31. Nur 1.780 Einheiten der Leica IIIg wurden von Leitz Canada produziert, nur sehr wenige mit Midland-Gravuren, der Leicavit mit ELC-Gravur ist noch seltener.

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Auction: OSTLICHT CAMERA AUCTION SPRING 2024, 5th Jun, 2024

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