A Leica 1 camera
Leitz
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1925 - 1930
Materials
Metal, Glass, Leatherette
Measurements
65 x 132 x 57 mm
Place of origin
Wetzlar
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524610
Summary
A Leica 1 camera. It has a metal body covered in black leatherette with chrome fittings.It has a focal plane shutter with seven speeds up 1/500 sec. The film advance knob also sets the shutter. The (fixed) lens is an Elmar f3.5 50mm. The lens is marked 'Leitz Elmar f1:3.5 F=50mm.' Apertures range f3.5-f18.
Provenance
Part of The Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Leitz , manufacturer