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2238 Leica IIIf Design Study %u20ac8.000*c.1950, condition A%u2013 %u20ac 16.000 %u2013 20.000An extremely rare Leica IIIf Design Studio camera, produced for the North American market around 1950%u20131951. It is believed that no more than ten examples of this special series were made, each with a different engraving style. The cameras were most likely intendedfor exhibitions and promotional displays in the United States. The offered example is a fully functional camera body without a serialnumber, fitted with a Red Scale Elmar 3.5/5%u2009cm lens with feet scale,serial no.%u20091100900. To the best of our knowledge, this is the firstLeica IIIf Design Studio camera of this type to appear at public auction. A comparable example is illustrated in Lars Netopil%u2019s book %u2018Rare Leica%u2019.39 Leica IIIf Betriebsk. 276 %u20ac1.200*no. 276, 1950s, condition B/A %u20ac 2.400 %u2013 2.800Very rare original Leica IIIf Betriebskamera (for internal use), in very good condition, engraved %u2018Betriebsk.%u2019 on the top plate, with red scale Elmar 3.5/50 mm no.1001491.40 Leica IIIf black paint %u20ac900no. 528275, 1950%u201360s, condition A%u2013 %u20ac 1.800 %u2013 2.000Beautiful early IIIf, originally a chrome version with black scale delivered on 28.10.1950, later black painted on special order, in mint condition, with feet scale Summitar 2/5 cm no. 668617, good optics only showing a light haze, with front lens cap.41 Leica IIIf with Summitar 2/5 cm %u20ac500no. 530068* SOOREno. 663084, 1953, condition A/B %u20ac 1.000 %u2013 1.200Red scale IIIf in excellent cosmetic condition, with an interesting early Summitar, serial number with %u2018*%u2019 denoting a duplicate delivery, feet scale version with later coated optics, showing a few cleaning marks, completed with a front lens cap.42 Leica IIIf ELC %u20ac1.000no. 610016, 1952, condition A%u2013 %u20ac 2.000 %u2013 2.400Rare camera made by ELC (Ernst Leitz Canada), from a batch of 1000 pieces (61001%u2013611000) produced in 1952 in Midland, Ontario, Canada, %u2018Ernst Leitz Germany%u2019 engraving, in near mint condition and working order, with Elmar 3.5/5 cm no. 728918.43 Leica IIf Red Dial last batch %u20ac300no. 821956, 1957, condition B/A %u20ac 600 %u2013 700Nice and extremely late IIf, the production stops with no. 82000,in very good condition, together with red scale Elmar 3.5/5 cm no.1320139 (good optics), including front lens cap, chrome FISON hood, VOOLA diaphragm setting ring, leather case, Germaninstructions, and red maker%u2019s box with matching camera serial number, the body was delivered to Leitz Hamburg on 08.01.1957.