Vintage Leica camera with Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Summitar lens
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
vintage
This vintage Leica camera features a classic rangefinder design, characterized by its compact, metal-bodied construction wrapped in black leatherette trim. The camera is equipped with an Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Summitar lens, marked with a focal length of 5cm and an aperture of f=2.
The top plate of the camera body bears the Leica branding along with the maker's name, Ernst Leitz Wetzlar, and indicates German manufacturing. The camera's physical dimensions are 2 3/4 inches in height, 5 3/8 inches in width, and 2 1/4 inches in depth. Controls on the top deck include dials for film advancement and shutter speed adjustments, alongside a prominent view-finder housing. The object displays signs of age and prior use, including wear to the surface and a split in the protective leatherette covering.
This piece serves as a notable example of mid-twentieth-century precision optical engineering, reflecting the industrial design aesthetic associated with the Leica brand during its period of production.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Depth
- 2 1/4"
- Width
- 5 3/8"
- Height
- 2 3/4"
- Materials
- metal and leatherette
Technical characteristics
- Lens
- Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Summitar f=5cm 1:2
Design
- Markings
- Leica, Ernst Leitz Wetzlar, D.B.P.
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Ernst Leitz Wetzlar
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.