unique collection of 23 Leicina prototype cameras and lenses including: (1) very early Leicina 8S prototype without name or type engravings, no serial number, leather covered front panel, different positioning of knobs, screws and wheels, dioptre selection wheel next to viewfinder, only small tripod screw mount, no lens release button, no hand grip locking pin, with prototype Dygon 2/9mm no.B652/08-820 V1.22, (2) early Leicina 8S prototype no.21, different knobs, screws and wheels, no lens release button, no hand grip locking pin, viewfinder missing, with prototype Dygon 2/9mm without serial number, with meter and feet scale, (3) early Leicina 8S no.7108 with prototype Dygon 2/9mm no.B652/08-820 V1.22, no hand grip locking pin, from now on with lens release button, (4) Leicina 8S no.14653 with prototype Dygon 2/25mm no.B653/08-820 V1.23, no hand grip locking pin, (5) Leicina 8S no.22982 with prototype Dygon 2/12.5mm no.B651a/08-820 V1.21, no hand grip locking pin, body not closing properly, (6) Leicina 8S without serial number engraving, no hand grip locking pin, with extremely rare prototype Dygon 2/90mm no.0000004* with hood, for sure the most impressive Leicina lens ever made, (7) very rare Leicina 8S prototype no.24578 with M-mount, adapted chrome Leitz Hektor Rapid no.550183 (hood), body without hand grip locking pin but with speed selector switch (which find place in the later model Leicina 8SV), (8) Leicina 8S prototype no.30175 with speed selector (as used on the 8SV), from now on with hand grip locking pin, with prototype Dygon 2/25mm no.B653/08-820 V1.23, (9) Leicina 8S prototype no.30291 with speed selector (as used on the 8SV), prototype Dygon 2/9mm no.B652/08-820 V1.22, (10) Leicina 8S no.42410 without speed selector, prototype Dygon 2/25mm no.B653/08-820 V1.23, (11) Leicina 8S prototype body shell, (12) Leicina 8SV prototype no.000003 with Angenieux-Zoom Type K2 1.8/7.5-35mm no.1083330 (hood), (13) Leicina 8SV no.36481 with Angenieux-Zoom Type K2 1.8/7.5-35mm no.1034844 (hood), (14) Leicina 8SV no.38884 with Angenieux-Zoom Type K2 1.8/7.5-35mm no.1070225, (15) Leicina 8SV no.48755 with black Leicina Vario 1.8/7.5-35mm lens (hood), (16) Leicina 8V prototype no.44 without frame selector, no hand grip locking pin, different eyepiece adjustment and zoom wheel, with prototype Leitz Schneider Variogon 2.8/10-40mm no.6493538 ! (made in a batch of 10 lenses by Schneider, this was the last of the series, both Leitz and Schneider engraved, the 8V was usually equipped with the faster Leitz Wetzlar Variogon 1.8/8-48mm lens), (17) Leicina 8V prototype no.20030 with frame selector switch (not the usual dial type used on the series production cameras), Leitz Wetzlar Variogon 1.8/8-48mm (hood), (18) prototype triple lens turret for Leicina 8S prototype, engraved: Vors. 2/9mm B 652 08-820 V1.11, Vors. 2/12.5mm B 651 08-820 V1.11 and Vors. 2/25mm B 653 08-820 V1.11, (19) prototype Elkinon 1.3/20mm projection lens no.0000542 B447, (20) prototype 1.8/8-32mm zoom lens marked 'V400 0000789', (21) spare Leicina Vario 1.9/8-64mm, (22) spare Angenieux-Zoom 1.9/8-64mm Type 8x8B no.1144267, (23) spare Angenieux retro-Zoom Type K2 5.5-25mm no.1031907 (cap, box), including instruction books for all three types of cameras - a few similar constructions and prototypes are illustrated in '10 Jahre Leica Historica' p.160-165, c.1960-1970 -

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