Lot 228
 

A Leitz Wetzlar Leica III Rangefinder camera, 35 mm, 1935, in original fitted leather case, serial No. 153610, fitted with Leitz Elmar F=5 cm (50 mm) lens serial No. 232739, complete with black Japaned tin original Leica lens cap. 34 cm wide x 7 cm high.

Sold for £200


Condition Report

The mechanism cocks and releases on the button and the shutter speed seems to correspond to each increment (judged by ear)

I can not see any fungus in the lens and the aperture opens and closes smoothly as expected

 

A Leitz Wetzlar Leica III Rangefinder camera, 35 mm, 1935, in original fitted leather case, serial No. 153610, fitted with Leitz Elmar F=5 cm (50 mm) lens serial No. 232739, complete with black Japaned tin original Leica lens cap. 34 cm wide x 7 cm high.