LEICA FIKUS chrom sample prototype lens shade hood

LEICA FIKUS chrom sample Muster Versuch prototype lens shade

Test sample or prototype of a FIKUS chrome, manufactured at its time at the Leica factory.

Following differences to a serial black FIKUS:

Weight 88 grams instead of 58 grams

No focal length or similar engravings

Different (later) manufacturer's engravings

Wider top rim with longer knurls

Larger diameter upper locking screw (same type, but 7,5mm instead of 6,5 mm)

Screws in the upper part of the lens shade larger diameter (3 mm instead of 2 mm)

In the sample/prototype a SOOTF ring was olded in, whyever, to in extended state reach exactly the same height as the black one