Leica 250 GG, 1941. Germany. Sold for € 576.000

Also known as Leica “Reporter”, the model 250 accommodated 10 meter / 33 feet of film in its large cassette, for up to 250 exposures without re-load. The novity of 1/1000 sec was adopted as early as 1936. A large portion of the resulting so-called “GG” cameras was delivered during World War II. Only very few cameras were equipped with an electric motor drive and used for aerial reconnaissance by German warplanes, where they were permanently installed. Via westlicht