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Leica - a name that is synonymous with quality in cameras. The excellent overall construction when first in production in 1925 yielded a very popular camera that soon become the standard for such cameras well into the 1960s. A precision built miniature camera using cine-film with a focal-plane shutter, easy and always ready to use and readily pocketable were its main characteristics. The introduction of the coupled rangefinder in 1932 plus the major innovation of its range of interchangeable lenses and acce
Reid - Just after WWII, the British Government requested that the aircraft engineering company, Reid & Sigrist Ltd produce a copy of the Leica IIIB, based on the Leitz drawings obtained from the German factory but re-engineered from scratch in Imperial measurements - except for the lens screw mount system for accessory compatibility reasons. These cameras proved to be every bit as good as the original Leica - if not better in many people's opinions and are now sought after, more so than their Leica equivale
And you would likely need to grab the jackpot to own the camera shown at right! One of the very first Leicas from 1923 (No 107), it sold for a staggering £1.1 million back in May 2011, the most expensive Leica ever sold.. To quote WestLicht Auctions who handled it: This is the 7th camera of the Leica 0-series. Only approx. 25 of these cameras were produced to test the market in 1923, 2 years before the commercial introduction of the Leica I (known as the model A in the USA). Just in case you do fancy one -
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