Antique Leica VIDOM 35-135 mm Viewfinder with Case. Germany

Antique Leica VIDOM 35-235 mm viewfinder with case, made in Germany circa 1940 and in really good condition. This is an external device designed to be mounted on top of Leica cameras. These items make it possible to preview images when taking photographs, getting a more accurate view in order to improve the frame and the focus. The viewfinder that we can see in the images is very well preserved, showing almost no sign of wear and in perfect working order. At the front side we can see the engraved manufacturers name, painted in black: Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Germany. The viewfinder comes in its original brown leather case, in optimal condition and with the embossed makers name (Leitz) and country at the front lap. This antique Leica VIDOM 35-135 mm viewfinder with leather case is the ideal accessory for any owner of an original Leica camera who enjoys taking the best photos. Ernst Leitz Wetzlar History The beginnings of the famous optic material manufacturing company named Ernst Leitz Wetzlar can be found in the first half of the 19th century, when the mechanic and selft-taught mathematician Carl Kellner founded the Carl Kellner Optisches Institut in Wetlzar, Germany. After his early death his widow maintained the business, and in 1864 the mechanical engineer Ernst Leitz entered the company. Just five years later, Leitz took control of the firm and changed its name for Ernst Leitz Wetzlar. Leitz led the company to success after introducing improvements such as serial production, raising sales volume rapidly after 1871. Leitz microscopes included technical improvements that increased their quality; by the late 19th century the company already had a worldwide reputation. Ernst Leitz died in 1920 and the leadership of the firm passed to his son. As well as for their microscopes and optic material, Leitz became hugely famous for their famous Leica cameras (abbreviation of Leitz Camera).