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Beautiful vintage photograph made in Prague CzechoslovakiaMaker marked on the back with stamps ofphotographer etc.Great viewof the Leica camera rangefinder made by a photographer as an art work
NOTE: THIS IS A VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH MADE IN THE 1930\'S (PAPER SILVER GELATIN IMAGE) FOR THE COLLECTOR OR THE WALL OF THE COLLECTOR OR MUSEUM
I do not know which model but the following is a little internet excerpt (wikipedia) relating to the camera\'s history:
The Leica history starts in 1849 when the young mechanic Carl Kellner founds the «Optisches Institute» (Optical Institute) in Wetzlar, Germany. In 1851, the company starts to produce its first microscopes that are noted for their quality and precision. In 1869, Ernst Leitz became managing director and added his name to the brand: The Ernst Leitz – Optische Werke – Wetzlar company is established.
Max Berek, designer of the first Elmar lens for the Leica camera in 1925. Photo courtesy of Leica.
By 1900, the Leitz factory counts 400 employees and produces 4000 microscopes a year and has expanded internationally with a branch in New York.
Just before the Leica adventure started in 1914, the company produces its first binoculars in 1907, reaches the 950 employees and the 9000 microscopes a year mark by 1910.
In 1911, Oskar Barnack was hired by Ernst Leitz, from the department of microscope where he was working at competitor Carl Zeiss in Yena. In 1912, mathematician Max Berek came onboard, and draw the first Leitz lens for cameras.
1913- 1925 The birth of the 35 mm Leica camera
Oskar Barnack, inventor of the first 35mm Leica viewfinder in 1913. Photo courtesy of Leica.
The big breakthrough happened in 1913, when Oskar Barnack designed the “Liliputkamera” in his spare time, officially known as the Ur-Leica, the first prototype of a small format 35 mm camera. In 1914, he built a second prototype of the UR-Leica that Ernst Leitz II takes on a trip to New York.
The first prototype of the “Lilliput camera” from 1913, officially known as the UR-Leica camera, was originally built as a light meter to measure the exact exposure time for Barnack’s larger movie camera.
The goal was to test small batches of 35 mm movie film to avoid wasting the precious material. The 35 mm film, widely used since the 19thcentury became a standardin 1909.
When realizing that the “Lilliput camera” delivered high image quality, Oskar Barnack used it to shoot its first still photograph in 1913, at the Eisenmarkt (Iron Market) in Wetzlar, Germany
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