Itīs important to know the price since I would like to sell it to a collector, to someone who likes antiques, since it does not work (it belonged to my grandfather)

-- Carolina Lopez (flf@ctcreuna.cl), January 11, 2002

Answers

Could you post the serial number, engraved on the top of the camera? There were more than one Leica cameras in 1954 with different values today and the serial # will tell us which it is. The fact that the camera is not working (not unusual with a Leica that has been sitting for a long time and almost always fixable with an internal cleaning and lubrication by a trained Leica technician)is not nearly as important in determining its value as the physical (cosmetic) condition, that is, any scratches, dents or other blemishes. So if you can provide the serial# and a careful description of the outer condition, we can at least give you an idea of its worth.

-- Jay (infinitydt@aol.com), January 11, 2002.

Carolina, the price of a used Leica depends very much on the condition it comes in. A non-working Leica is not going to be worth much unless it happens to be an one-of-a-kind special model, or a rare prototype or pre-production camera. Like Jay said, knowing the camera's serial number is the key to identifying the camera's type and worth. Anyway, here are two websites where you can get an idea of the prices: (for camera bodies--I'm assuming that your grandfather's camera is a screw-mount Leica) h ttp://www.tamarkin.com/catalog/auction/fall00_catalog.cfm#10 and (for screw-mount lenses) ht tp://www.tamarkin.com/catalog/auction/fall00_catalog.cfm#9.

-- Hoyin Lee (leehoyin@hutchcity.com), January 12, 2002.