Lens:

f1.5, 5 cm Xenon, iris diaphragm to f9. Depth-of-field scale. Screw mount. Serial no. 289069* (1936).

Shutter:

Focal-plane, speeds 1 - 1/1000, Z. Speeds are varied by delaying the second blind.

Construction:

Vulcanite covered metal body.

Format:

36, 24 x 36 mm exposures on 35 mm cine film held in standard cassettes, film is re-wound into cassette.

Focusing:

Helical, scale to 3.5 feet.

Attributes:

Coupled rangefinder, swing prism type, double image. Direct-vision (lens/lens) view-finder.
Auto-stop on film advance coupled to shutter. Film advance tensions shutter. Exposure counter.

Serial Number:

284310 (1938) .

With:

• Rapid winder base.
• Lens cap. Lens hood. Cassette.
• Bayonet mount filters: Yellow No. 1, in red box. Graduated yellow, in red box. Graduated green, in red box.
• Weston Leicameter. Model 650. Film speeds: 8 - 35 Scheiner. Apertures: f1.5 - f36. Shutter speeds: 64s - 1/1000. With instructions dated 1938. In box.
• Ever-ready case for Xenon lens and rapid winder. Red box for camera. The base carries the camera serial number and the Leica code word LIGOO.
• "Leica Accessories" - pamphlet d. Nov 1938. Leica General Cat. 4th edition. d. Sep 1938. "Directions 1, 2, 3" - instruction books, issued in London d. June 1937.
• "The Pioneer and Leader" - pamphlet, London issued. "The Camera that Revolutionised Photography" - pamphlet, London issued. "Handle the Leica" - booklet, E. Leitz London d. August 1938. "Leica The Camera of Modern Times" - booklet d. April 1937, with London price list.
• "The Interchangeable Leica Lenses" - booklet. "Xenon The Super Speed Lens" - pamphlet London d. 1938. "Lens Tables" - pamphlet d. Nov 1937.