Tuesday, March 21, 2017

THE EXTREMELY RARE LEICA Ig REPRO




By F. W. Rüttinger

Of this very little known variant of the Leica Ig perhaps only 100 were built.

It differs from the standard Leica Ig by the missing flash synch and the slow speeds, since these were not needed in the specialized use of the Repro.

The Ig Repro was meant to be used on the Reprovit II with a magnetic triggering device AMTOO (cat. 16777).  The flash synch was accomplished with the camera set at “B” and a special cable release connected to a special, magnetic trigger would set the shutter speed automatically via a timer.

For easier film and shutter winding, the special winding knob AQOOT (cat. 14014) was installed (see photo).

This version of the Leica Ig was sold in 1958-59 only to the industrial market.

It is unknown to the author if any Leica Ig Repro cameras were offered on the collectors market in recent years, so it is impossible to establish a current market value.  It is safe to assume that the price would be very high indeed if a Leica Ig Repro should be offered for sale.

 
Leica Ig Repro (front) with the special winding knob attached.
As with the Leica IIf, there is no slow speed adjustment dial

 
Leica Ig Repro (back).  Note the absence of the flash synch outlet.



Translated from German by Heinz Richter


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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 21, 2017 at 12:54 PM

    Aren't you putting too much emphasis on collectibles?

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    1. LEICA Barnack Berek BlogMarch 21, 2017 at 12:58 PM

      So far this month I published 20 articles. Of those only this article deals directly with a collectible piece of Leica equipment. How is this too much emphasis on collectibles?

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    2. AnonymousMarch 21, 2017 at 12:58 PM

      Some people just aren't happy unless they have something to complain about, and if there isn't anything, they'll make something up.

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    3. AnonymousMarch 21, 2017 at 12:59 PM

      Don't allow complainers like that influence you. I for one welcome the articles dealing with the history of the Leica, especially in view of the fact that photography today would look quite different without the Leica. As you said on several occasions, there is no other camera that influenced photography as much as Leica has done.

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