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The early Leica IA camera, the top and the bottom plate have a black paint finish and this is the first production camera bearing the top plate engraving "Ernst Leitz Wetzlar DRP"
The body has a black vulcanite
covering.
The camera has a tubular viewfinder
and a single accessory shoe.
The shutter speed dial is mounted on
a rounded step and the speeds are marked 1/25 - 1/500 plus Z (time exposure).
The speeds are set by lifting the
dial after the film as been advanced and placing the desired one in front of a
mark engraved on the top plate.
All the screw mount Leica camera will use this system (except the Compurs one).
A collapsible non-interchangeable lens is fitted and an infinity lock provided
by a large angled spring attached to the camera front.
Film transport mechanism is of the
ratchet type, with a low profile knob for advancing the film combining with
shutter tensioning.
Production period is from 1925 to
1936 with 56548 issues with Elmar lenses, 1330 with the Hektor
lenses, 713 with Elmax lenses and 144 with Anastigmat lenses, all
in 5 cm focal length.
Catalogue code word LEICA.
Illustrated is a 1930 issued
camera, with Elmar 3.5/5 cm and yellow filter #1 FILBY, bakelite front
cap.
Accompanied by a FOFER range finder
with its genuine leather case, a shutter cable release FINOT,
A double cased FILCA
container, a solid brown leather case ETRIN, able to contain the camera,
the range finder and the double case container.
The genuine instructions for use
booklet with a sticker from KOCH-ZURICH, Swiss Leica dealer and representative
at this time.
This KOCH –ZURICH is also engraved on the top of the viewfinder.
Some advertisements from the Leica
Ia issue era.
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