Lot Essay
From 1974.
The Leica 110 was produced as a prototype with the intention of taking advantage of the newly-launched Kodak 110 film cassette. According to Laney it was to have been shown at Photokina in 1974 but a reappraisal led Leitz to cancel the project. An accompanying 110 projector was manufactured for a short period (see lot 109).
With the advanced state of the project several working cameras seem to have been made for demonstration and testing. An example exists in the Leica factory museum and there are at least three others in private hands.
The Leica 110 was produced as a prototype with the intention of taking advantage of the newly-launched Kodak 110 film cassette. According to Laney it was to have been shown at Photokina in 1974 but a reappraisal led Leitz to cancel the project. An accompanying 110 projector was manufactured for a short period (see lot 109).
With the advanced state of the project several working cameras seem to have been made for demonstration and testing. An example exists in the Leica factory museum and there are at least three others in private hands.