Sooky Macro Accessory, 1950s

This article is a device known under the market name of Sooky that was made in Germany by Ernst Leitz Wetzlar in the 1950s. It is a screw-mount close-focus device for Leica cameras that lets the user take macro photographs of small objects and detailed textures. The article comes in its original red-lined cardboard box with printed golden letters. It is in wonderful condition, almost mint, and can be perfectly used with the corresponding Leica camera.The device has a series of black inscriptions engraved in the silvery metal that indicate Its performance and precedence. We can see the inscription Summicron 5 cm and also the manufacturers name: Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Gmbh. This company was founded in Wetzlar, Germany, in the late 1900s to manufacture optic material. In 1913 Orkar Barnack built the first prototypes of the cameras that would become the most famous in the world: the Leica cameras. The name Leica stands for Leitz Camera. As well as cameras, the company also manufactures different photographiv devices and attachments under the market name Leica, just like the one that we can see in the photographs.As stated before, this Sooky device is designed to be used with Leica screw-mount cameras. When mounted it lets the user take photographs of objects that are closer than one meter from the lens. The device bears a series of indications meant to adjust the distance: 8, 9, 10, 12 It has a maximum zoom capacity of 1/16, something that turns it into a great helper that will let the photographer take high precise images of very small objects.Any owner of a good screw mount Leica camera will see its performance improved by this Sooky device that will let him or her take very precise photographs. It is also a high-quality vintage article.