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Leica I (model A) with Elmar 5cm f3.5; early dimpled mushroom, short film winder, horizontal base plate locking key base plate

The Leica I (Model A) was built between 1925 and 1930. The camera is equipped with a fixed Elmar 3.5 / 50mm lens and has an optical telescope viewfinder. The distance could be determined with a separate rangefinder.

Many of the early Leica I models have been modified or rebuilt over the decades. Leitz offered from about 1930 the conversion of an existing Leica to the latest technical level, which often led to the fact that early Leica I models were converted in Leica II or Leica III, for example. As a result, many early cameras have lost their historical importance and are often also of considerable value. Offered is a Leica I from 1930 in apparently unchanged original condition.