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94 Leica M2 black paint Tiranty Paris %u20ac30.000*no. 990638, 1960, condition B+ %u20ac 50.000 %u2013 60.000A sought-after black paint M2 from a rare production batch (serial number below one million, but no rewind button). The camera was delivered on 28.04.1960 to Tiranty, Paris. It shows an amazing, beautiful patina, with brassing on theedges and small bubbles appearing in the paint. According to the previous owner, Henri Cartier-Bresson initiallypurchased the set; it was then resold because Bressonpreferred to work with a 50 mm lens on an M3. Includedwith the camera is an original export certificate fromSp%u00e9cialit%u00e9s Tiranty.
