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Leica II
Overview
Type	35 mm rangefinder camera
Lens
Lens mount	M39 lens mount
Focusing
Focus	manual
Exposure/metering
Exposure	manual
Flash
Flash	cold shoe

The Leica II is a Barnack rangefinder camera introduced by Leica in 1932. They were the first Leica cameras with a built-in rangefinder. Several models were produced over the years, in parallel with the Leica III series from 1933.

The Leica II uses a coupled rangefinder distinct from the viewfinder. The viewfinder is set for a 50 mm lens; use of shorter or longer lenses requires installing an alternate viewfinder on the accessory socket.^{[n 1]}

A mere four copies of the gold-plated Leica Luxus II were made. In 2013, one sold at auction in Hong Kong for $HK4 million, after featuring on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow programme.^[1]^[2] The whereabouts of the other three models are not recorded.^[2]

The popular Soviet camera, the FED 1, was a clone of the Leica II.

Leica II models
Model name	Manufacturing dates	Features or improvements
Leica D (Leica II)	1932–1948	like III but without slow speeds on frontal dial
Leica IIc	1948–1951	Die-cast body like the IIIc
Leica 250 DD	–	Leica II-based Leica 250 Reporter
Leica IIf	1951–1956	Similar to the IIIf, without the slow speed dial

Notes

^ Unification of the rangefinder and the viewfinder occurred with the introduction of the Leica M3, allowing quick framing and focusing in a single operation. The M3 viewfinder is also able to display viewlines for 50, 90 and 135 mm lenses