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1218 Leica Standard chrome %u20ac400no. 233668, 1937, condition A/B %u20ac 800 %u2013 900Beautiful Leica Standard chrome body in almost mint condition, only showing a few light signs of use, delivered to Stuttgart on23.03.1937, with meter scale Summar 2/5 cm no. 447884, good optics only showing some cleaning marks (later coated), with front lens cap and eveready leather case.19 Leica Standard New York %u20ac2.000*no. 355564, 1949, condition A/B %u20ac 4.000 %u2013 5.000A very unusual Leica Standard NY, delivered to Leitz New York on 11.06.1949, together with a matching Leitz New York Wollensak 3.5/50 mm lens. The camera is distinguished by the complete absence of vulcanite covering, exposing the characteristic brown finish of the body shell. The exceptionally neat appearancesuggests that the covering may never have been fitted, possibly asa special-order configuration. Preserved in excellent condition andaccompanied by the uncommon original Leitz New York hood and presentation case.20 Leica Experimental SLR %u20ac2.000Conversionc.1937, condition B/A %u20ac 4.000 %u2013 5.000A fascinating and highly unusual single-lens-reflex conversionbased on a Leica screw-mount camera. The camera has been extensively modified with an integrated reflex mechanism and aretracting waist-level finder with magnifier. The internal mirrorprovides through-the-lens viewing and automatically moves out of the optical path when the shutter release is lightly pressed, beforethe focal-plane shutter is released. The camera is fitted with aspecially shortened Elmar 3.5/5%u2009cm no.%u2009344755, modified toaccommodate the additional space required by the reflex mirrorwhile maintaining the correct optical registration. The maker and purpose of this sophisticated conversion are currently unknown. No comparable example of this particular integrated Leica SLR conversion is known to us.21 Leica II Mod. D black/nickel %u20ac600no. 74753, 1932, condition A/B %u20ac 1.200 %u2013 1.400Beautiful original black/nickel version in almost mint condition, delivered to Frankfurt on 26.02.1932, together with matching nickel Elmar 3.5/50 mm no. 93176, meter scale version, optics only showing some cleaning marks on the front element, with black painted front lens cap, FISON hood, yellow filter, leather case, rareJune 1932 German instructions and very rare original red maker%u2019s box with correct serial number (!), delivered as a set to Frankfurt on 26.02.1932.22 Leica II Mod. D outfit with %u20ac2.000Summar rigid 2/5 cmno. 95752, 1933, condition A/B %u20ac 4.000 %u2013 5.000Very niceoutfitincluding a black/nickel Leica II Mod. D in almostmint condition with very rare sought-after Summar rigid 2/5 cm no.167318 and very rare OOFRC, remote release and winder operated with two cords.23 Leica II Mod. D bright chrome %u20ac500*no.108157, 1933, condition A/B %u20ac 1.000 %u2013 1.200Very rare very early version with bright chrome finish and doughnut-shaped shutter speed platform, in almost mint condition,delivered on 16.03.1933 to Bonn, with chrome Elmar 3.5/50 mm no.188674, good optics with minimal cleaning marks, a small dent on the front edge (not affecting the operation).24 Leica II Mod. D with %u20ac2.000*MOOLY Leica-Motorno. 315093, 1939, condition A/B %u20ac 4.000 %u2013 5.000A quite late Leica II in black paint finish with chrome fittings, fromthe final production period of the model. Only 150 black Leica IIcameras were produced in 1939 in the last production batch. The camera was delivered to Switzerland on 10 May 1939 and is accompanied by a chrome Summar 2/5 cm no. 503398, delivered to the same destination just three days later. Also included is a black paint Leica-Motor MOOLY, preserved in excellent condition.25 Leica III Mod. F black/chrome %u20ac500with Summar 2/5 cmno. 57075, 1931%u201354, condition B+ %u20ac 1.000 %u2013 1.200Interesting camera with early serial number, originally a Leica I Mod. C standardised, upgraded to Leica III mod. F specifications in1954, note the absence of slow speed like the original version, in good condition, first delivered to Vienna on 23.03.1931, togetherwith chrome Summar 2/5 cm no. 239800 produced in 1935, optics later coated (cleaning marks).26 Leica III Mod. D %u20ac700*%u2018Lutz, Ferrando, Buenos Aires%u2019no.148066, 1934, condition B+ %u20ac 1.400 %u2013 1.600A very interesting Leica III with the base plate engraved %u2018Lutz, Ferrando y Cia., Buenos Aires%u2019, the name of one of Argentina%u2019s most established optical and photographic houses and, at the time, an important Leitz importer in Buenos Aires. Founded in 1878, Lutz Ferrando became a prominent supplier of optical instruments, photographic equipment and related products in Argentina. According to the delivery records, the camera was shipped to Buenos Aires on 20 December 1934. It is accompanied by a nickel-finished Elmar 3.5/5%u2009cm no.%u2009223561.