LEICA

1914 - Leica Ur

這是徠卡的起點－1914 年的 UR-LEICA 模型。與後來批量生產的仿製品精細的表面處理不同，這種原始的金屬質感捕捉到了真正的「原型」精神，它是在實驗室中手工錘製而成。完全手工打造，內壁和邊緣都清晰可見手工調整的痕跡。在那個年代，研發過程中產生了許多此類被棄用的零件。

THIS IS THE STARTING POINT OF LEICA—THE 1914 UR-LEICA CASING. UNLIKE THE REFINED FINISH OF LATER MASS-PRODUCED REPLICAS, THIS RAW METALLIC TEXTURE CAPTURES THE TRUE "PROTOTYPE" SPIRIT, HAND-HAMMERED IN THE LABORATORY. ENTIRELY HAND-CRAFTED, THE INNER WALLS AND EDGES SHOW DISTINCT TRACES OF MANUAL ADJUSTMENT. DURING THAT ERA, THE R&D PROCESS PRODUCED NUMEROUS DISCARDED COMPONENTS OF THIS NATURE.

1926 - Leica Model A

這台徠卡A型（徠卡I型），序號1336，代表傳奇的開端。它生產於1926年—徠卡I型正式推出的第二年—是35毫米微型攝影時代的早期見證者之一。由於存世量極低，徠卡I型的正式生產大約始於序號100左右，因此序號1336是全球首批1300台量產徠卡相機之一。在這個階段，每台相機都由韋茨拉爾的技術人員手工組裝和調整，因此每台相機都存在顯著的個體差異，並帶有手工打造的痕跡。規格尚未標準化；每個鏡頭都經過單獨校準，並與特定的機身一一匹配。

THIS LEICA MODEL A (LEICA I), SERIAL NUMBER 1336, REPRESENTS THE GENESIS OF A LEGEND. PRODUCED IN 1926—THE SECOND YEAR LEICA I WAS OFFICIALLY INTRODUCED—IT STANDS AS ONE OF THE EARLIEST WITNESSES TO THE ERA OF 35MM MINIATURE PHOTOGRAPHY. WITH EXTREMELY LOW SURVIVAL RATES, PRODUCTION OFFICIALLY BEGAN AROUND SN 100, MAKING SN 1336 ONE OF THE FIRST 1,300 MASS-PRODUCED LEICAS WORLDWIDE. AT THIS STAGE, EVERY CAMERA WAS MANUALLY ASSEMBLED AND ADJUSTED BY TECHNICIANS IN WETZLAR, CHARACTERIZED BY SIGNIFICANT INDIVIDUAL VARIATIONS AND A HAND-CRAFTED FINISH. SPECIFICATIONS WERE NOT YET STANDARDIZED; EACH LENS WAS INDIVIDUALLY CALIBRATED AND PAIRED ONE-TO-ONE WITH ITS SPECIFIC BODY.

1926 - Leica II Mod. D conversion from I Mod. A

這是一台極為罕見的徠卡A型相機。頂蓋和內部序號2529記錄了它最初的身份－1926年徠卡I型（A型）。 1930年，徠卡工廠提供精密升級服務，將早期型號改裝成具有測距功能的徠卡II型。

THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARILY RARE LEICA A. THE TOP PLATE AND INTERNAL SERIAL NUMBER, 2529, RECORD ITS ORIGINAL IDENTITY AS A 1926 LEICA I (MODEL A). IN THE EARLY 1930S, THE FACTORY OFFERED PRECISION UPGRADE SERVICES, CONVERTING EARLY MODELS INTO THE LEICA II WITH RANGEFINDER COUPLING CAPABILITIES.

1930 - Leica II Mod. D + 5cm F3.5 Nickel Dummy

這是一台徠卡 II（D 型）黑色塗裝的樣機。附件熱靴上的刻字表明，這是徠茲公司贈送給西科拉公司的工廠樣品或展示機。機身沒有序號，使其成為極為罕見的收藏品。它配有 50mm F3.5 鎳製 ELMAR 鏡頭。

THIS IS A LEICA II (MODEL D) BLACK PAINT DUMMY. THE ENGRAVINGS ON THE ACCESSORY SHOE REVEAL THAT THIS WAS A FACTORY SAMPLE OR DISPLAY UNIT PRESENTED BY LEITZ TO THE SIKORA COMPANY. THE CHASSIS BEARS NO SERIAL NUMBER, MAKING IT AN EXTREMELY RARE COLLECTOR'S ITEM. IT IS ACCOMPANIED BY A 50MM F3.5 NICKEL ELMAR LENS.

1933 - Leica II Mod. D Chrome

1933 年—這是一個極為早期且罕見的版本，112016序號為首批產量的前20台「亮鉻」從黑漆轉向標準化霧面鍍鉻的過渡時期，擁有獨特的手工光澤。我們第一次發現快門按鈕的裝飾環呈現圓弧，而不是直條，快門轉盤下方獨特的凹陷基座設計，見證了 1930 年代初期精密機械演進的歷史痕跡。

1933—THIS IS AN EXTREMELY EARLY AND RARE VERSION. SERIAL NUMBER 112016 RANKS AMONG THE FIRST 20 UNITS PRODUCED DURING THE TRANSITION FROM BLACK PAINT TO STANDARDIZED MATTE CHROME PLATING, FEATURING A DISTINCTIVE "BRIGHT CHROME" FINISH WITH A UNIQUE HAND-POLISHED LUSTER. WE FIRST DISCOVERED THAT THE DECORATIVE RING SURROUNDING THE SHUTTER RELEASE IS ROUNDED RATHER THAN RECTANGULAR/STRAIGHT, AND THE DISTINCTIVE RECESSED COLLAR BENEATH THE SHUTTER SPEED DIAL STANDS AS A HISTORICAL TESTAMENT TO THE EVOLUTION OF PRECISION MECHANICS IN THE EARLY 1930S.

1934 - Leica II Silver

序號 108347。非常早期且罕見的版本，採用最早極為罕見的霧面銀色飾面，帶有甜甜圈形狀的快門速度平台。當這台相機於 1934 年離開德國威茲勒（Wetzlar）工廠時，外面的世界正經歷劇變，那一年希特勒正式成為德國元首。然而，Leica 的母公司 Ernst Leitz 家族卻暗中利用相機的國際貿易，發起救助猶太員工的「徠卡自由列車（Leica Freedom Train）」行動。

Serial number 108347. A very early and rare version featuring the earliest, extremely uncommon matte chrome finish and a donut-shaped shutter speed dial platform. When this camera left the Wetzlar factory in Germany in 1934, the world outside was undergoing a massive upheaval—the very year Hitler officially became the Führer of Germany. Meanwhile, the Ernst Leitz family, the parent company of Leica, was secretly utilizing their international camera trade to launch the "Leica Freedom Train" operation, rescuing their Jewish employees.

1939 - Leica Summarit 50mm f1.5

1939年9月1日，第二次世界大戰正式爆發。戰略資源優先排序變得至關重要；高性能鏡頭所需的稀土光學玻璃被德國政府列為戰略資產。生產線被迫停工。這批103枚超早期批次的鏡頭剛完成，工程就因戰爭而被迫中止。因此，Summarit鏡頭的大量生產暫停了整整十年，直到1949年才恢復。 1939年生產的103支鏡頭使用了當時的序號範圍，而下一批正式生產的鏡頭則跳過了十年，直接在1949年生產。這十年的空白期反映了戰時德國的崛起和崩潰。這103支鏡頭的來歷至今仍是個謎；歷史學家推測，它們可能是內部測試樣機、工廠參考樣品，或者在戰前透過特殊管道罕見地交付給了新聞攝影師。我們之前只在徠卡廣告中見過它們的蹤跡。雖然1949年產品目錄中的型號都刻有「U.S. PAT. NR.」（美國專利號），但我們獲得的這支鏡頭卻沒有這個刻印，進一步證實了它的稀有性。缺少「U.S. PAT.」標記證明，這支鏡頭在生產時並非面向商業市場。

ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1939, WORLD WAR II OFFICIALLY ERUPTED. STRATEGIC RESOURCE PRIORITIZATION BECAME ABSOLUTE; THE RARE-EARTH OPTICAL GLASS REQUIRED FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE LENSES WAS CLASSIFIED AS A STRATEGIC ASSET BY THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT. PRODUCTION LINES WERE FROZEN. THIS ULTRA-EARLY BATCH OF 103 LENSES HAD JUST BEEN COMPLETED WHEN THE PROJECT WAS FORCIBLY HALTED BY THE WAR. CONSEQUENTLY, MASS PRODUCTION OF THE SUMMARIT WAS SUSPENDED FOR A FULL DECADE UNTIL 1949. THOSE 103 LENSES PRODUCED IN 1939 USED THE SERIAL RANGE OF THAT ERA, WHILE THE NEXT OFFICIAL BATCH SKIPPED TEN YEARS TO 1949. THIS DECADE-LONG GAP MIRRORS THE RISE AND COLLAPSE OF WARTIME GERMANY. THESE 103 LENSES REMAIN MYSTERIOUS; HISTORICAL SPECULATION SUGGESTS THEY WERE EITHER INTERNAL TEST UNITS, FACTORY REFERENCE SAMPLES, OR RARELY DELIVERED TO PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS THROUGH SPECIAL CONNECTIONS PRE-WAR. WE PREVIOUSLY ONLY SAW TRACES OF THEM IN LEICA ADVERTISEMENTS. WHILE THE 1949 CATALOG MODELS WERE ENGRAVED WITH "U.S. PAT. NR." (UNITED STATES PATENT NUMBER), OUR ACQUIRED UNIT LACKS THIS ENGRAVING, FURTHER CONFIRMING ITS RARITY. THE ABSENCE OF THE "U.S. PAT" MARK PROVES THAT THIS SPECIFIC LENS WAS NOT MANUFACTURED FOR THE COMMERCIAL MARKET AT THE TIME OF PRODUCTION.

1953 - Leica M Die Cast

這是一款極為罕見的、完全未加工的合金壓鑄外殼，專為徠卡M系列相機打造。照理說，這類零件不該流入市場；它們是極為稀有的珍品，設法離開了徠卡工廠的生產線，並在官方通路之外流通。這件藏品是透過與美國徠卡歷史學會（LHSA）一位會員的私人交易獲得的。

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE, COMPLETELY UNFINISHED RAW ALLOY DIE-CAST CASING SPECIALLY MADE FOR THE LEICA M SERIES. LOGICALLY, SUCH COMPONENTS SHOULD NEVER HAVE ENTERED THE PUBLIC MARKET; THEY ARE EXTRAORDINARILY SCARCE ARTIFACTS THAT MANAGED TO LEAVE THE LEICA FACTORY PRODUCTION LINE AND CIRCULATE OUTSIDE THE OFFICIAL SYSTEM. THIS PIECE WAS ACQUIRED THROUGH A PRIVATE TRANSACTION FROM A MEMBER OF THE LEICA HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA (LHSA).

1954 - Leica M3 - 700

這台徠卡 M3，序號 700740，首批 10,000 台（700001 - 710000）。作為徠卡生產的第 740 台 M3，它誕生於一個關鍵的歷史轉折點，當時徠卡放棄了螺口系統，轉而採用卡口和高倍率取景器。這些超早期的「700系列」M3相機通常具有設計原型特徵，包括快門桿、倒片機構和內部膠片壓板設計的獨特變化，這些變化使它們與所有後續生產型號區分開來。

THIS LEICA M3, SERIAL NUMBER 700740, FALLS WITHIN THE PRESTIGIOUS FIRST BATCH OF 10,000 UNITS (700001 - 710000). AS THE 740TH M3 EVER PRODUCED, IT WAS MANUFACTURED AT THE PIVOTAL HISTORICAL JUNCTURE WHEN LEICA ABANDONED THE SCREW-MOUNT SYSTEM IN FAVOR OF THE BAYONET MOUNT AND HIGH-MAGNIFICATION VIEWFINDER. THESE ULTRA-EARLY "700-SERIES" M3S OFTEN EXHIBIT DESIGN PROTOTYPE CHARACTERISTICS, INCLUDING UNIQUE VARIATIONS IN THE SHUTTER LEVER, REWIND MECHANISM, AND INTERNAL FILM PRESSURE PLATE DESIGN THAT DISTINGUISH THEM FROM ALL SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTION MODELS.

1955 - Leica M3 - 730 ELC

這台徠卡 M3 ELC，序號 730318。這是我目前看過最早期的ELC大字

THIS LEICA M3 ELC, SERIAL NUMBER 730318, IS THE EARLIEST ELC LARGE ENGRAVING OBSERVED SO FAR.

1957 - Leica M2 - 926

我們收藏的這台徠卡M2，序號926054，屬於1957年的首批生產批次（926001-926200）。它是全球首批發售的200台M2之一。這台相機誕生於該型號的早期階段，代表了徠卡推出35mm取景器系統這一關鍵性轉變，並為未來幾十年的街頭攝影樹立了標準。

THIS LEICA M2 IN OUR COLLECTION, SERIAL NUMBER 926054, BELONGS TO THE VERY FIRST PRODUCTION BATCH OF 1957 (926001 - 926200). IT STANDS AS ONE OF THE FIRST 200 UNITS OF THE M2 EVER RELEASED GLOBALLY. PRODUCED AT THE GENESIS OF THE MODEL, THIS UNIT REPRESENTS THE PIVOTAL TRANSITION WHERE LEICA INTRODUCED THE 35MM-READY VIEWFINDER SYSTEM, SETTING THE STANDARD FOR STREET PHOTOGRAPHY FOR DECADES TO COME.

1958 - Leica M2 Black Paint

機身刻有：「M. GREBELIUS, HAGA ÖSTERGATA 29, GÖTEBORG」。瑞典哥德堡—具體來說是HAGA ÖSTERGATA 29號—是一個著名的歷史街區。這裡最初是工人階級聚居區，後來逐漸發展成為畫廊和工匠雲集的波西米亞風情中心。格雷貝利烏斯家族在哥德堡享有盛譽，與藝術界有著深厚的淵源。

THE BODY IS ENGRAVED: "M. GREBELIUS, HAGA ÖSTERGATA 29, GÖTEBORG." GÖTEBORG, SWEDEN—SPECIFICALLY HAGA ÖSTERGATA 29—IS A RENOWNED HISTORICAL DISTRICT. ORIGINALLY A WORKING-CLASS AREA, IT LATER TRANSFORMED INTO A BOHEMIAN HUB OF GALLERIES AND ARTISANS. THE GREBELIUS FAMILY HOLDS SIGNIFICANT PRESTIGE IN GÖTEBORG, DEEPLY INTERTWINED WITH THE ARTS. 

1960 - Leica M3 ELC

LEICA M3 被譽為攝影史上最完美的連動測距相機自 1954 年問世，此收藏為極其罕見的 ELC 版本。這台 M3 不僅機身保存完好，更完整保留了當年出廠的包裝盒、手寫簽名檢驗證書及原始說明書。

THE LEICA M3 IS WIDELY CELEBRATED AS THE MOST PERFECT RANGEFINDER CAMERA IN PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY. SINCE ITS DEBUT IN 1954, IT HAS SET THE BENCHMARK FOR CAMERA DESIGN. THIS SPECIFIC PIECE IN THE COLLECTION IS AN EXTREMELY RARE ELC (ERNST LEITZ CANADA) VERSION. NOT ONLY IS THE CAMERA BODY PRESERVED IN PRISTINE CONDITION, BUT IT ALSO COMPLETELY RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL FACTORY PACKAGING BOX, HAND-SIGNED INSPECTION CERTIFICATE, AND ORIGINAL INSTRUCTION MANUALS.

1965 - Leica M2 ELC

這台徠卡M2相機，序號位於極為罕見的100台之一（1104901 - 1105000）內，堪稱收藏家夢寐以求的「全套」珍品。它保存完好，包括原始保固卡和所有文件，以及印有“E. LEITZ INC. NEW YORK”字樣的發票和帶有標誌性紅色壓印印章的測試證書。這些不僅僅是身份證明，更是這台相機從韋茨拉爾工廠到美國經銷商的完整「護照」。這是一件完全原裝、未經任何改動的傑作。儘管是1965年的產品，但其銀色鍍鉻表面仍保持著完美無瑕的全新狀態。

THIS LEICA M2, WITH A SERIAL NUMBER FALLING WITHIN THE EXTREMELY RARE BATCH OF 100 UNITS (1104901 - 1105000), REPRESENTS THE ULTIMATE "FULL-SET" COLLECTOR'S CONDITION. PRESERVED WITH ITS ORIGINAL WARRANTY CARD AND DOCUMENTATION, THE SET INCLUDES INVOICES MARKED "E. LEITZ INC. NEW YORK" AND A TEST CERTIFICATE BEARING THE ICONIC RED EMBOSSED SEAL. THESE ARE NOT MERELY PROOFS OF IDENTITY; THEY SERVE AS THE "PASSPORT" TRACKING THIS CAMERA'S JOURNEY FROM THE WETZLAR FACTORY TO THE U.S. DISTRIBUTOR. IT IS A COMPLETELY ORIGINAL, UNTAMPERED MASTERPIECE. DESPITE BEING A PRODUCT OF 1965, ITS SILVER CHROME FINISH REMAINS IN PRISTINE, MINT CONDITION.