c.1949 MINT IN BOX GAMMA 17.5mm Subminiature w/Flash HOOD, Paperwork MINI-LEICA - $800 - (Hidalgo, TX)
Please take a look at our other items ONCE IN LIFE OPPORTUNITY. ***NO RESERVE*** Item description: c. 1949 Vintage, INCREDIBLY RARE AND HARD TO FIND HIT Type Subminiature GAMMA 17.5mm Film Camera "The Cute Miniature of Leica Camera" (as per the manufacturer). MADE IN OCCUPIED JAPAN (MIOJ) IS present to the Camera Body, Leather Case and the bottom of the Original Box. Cosmetics: AMAZING FIND, VERY OBSCURE ITEM, LEFT ALONE NEAR MINT IN BOX WITH ACCESSORIES! Hyper-Rare and hardly ever seen as a basically complete package. Camera comes with the Blank Warranty Card, the Specifications (and instructions) sheet, the NEVER MOUNTED HOOD, the beautiful chrome flash, the intact, almost perfect real leather case and in the original INTACT box. I added 3 newer blue bulbs for display purposes. What a beauty of a 2" camera body. Mechanics: I carefully tested the camera and everything works and sounds as it should. The optics are clean and clear. Lens is a beauty as well. GAMMA Hit-Type Subminiature camera are very rare. Nobody appears to know who manufactured them. AS PER THE SPECIFICATIONS/INSTRUCTION SHEET, original to the camera (sic):"Picture: 10 exposures (13X14mm) with a panchromatic roll film (14X14)Angle: 1:45 f 20mmLight Selector: 4.5 6.3 9Finder: Optical GlassDimentions: 56X39X33.5mmNet Weight: 100gr.Weight with a leather case in a box: 150gr.(1) GAMMA, the cute miniature of Leica camera, is made of all metal, covered with genuine black morocco leather and is put in a pretty ox-leather case.(2) GAMMA's finishing touch and workmanship are so wonderfully done and the very bare part of metal is either lathe-polished or aventurine ground, being wholly chromium plated.(3) GAMMA has a sharp lens f4.5 most strictly singled out with deep fixed focus.(4) GAMMA's release is on the body so that its operation may minimize trembling when snapping. (5) GAMMA's release action is rather idle in order to prevent unexpected exposure.(6) GAMMA is good for snapping in a palm of hand atra…
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