LEICA MIFILMCA 35MM MICROPHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA

The Leica Mifilmca was Leitz's first 35mm microphotographic camera³⁶⁰ for photography on the microscope³⁶⁴. This device was introduced in 1928³⁶⁴. The advantage of using 35mm, instead of 18x24 cm format was that it allowed for significantly shorter exposure times³⁶⁴. Camera shakes, thus, were reduced to a minimum³⁶⁴.

The design of Mifilmca resembles that of a Compur Leica but lacks a viewfinder and accessory shoe³⁶⁰. Instead, it features a conical tube with a 1/3 magnification ratio, an Ibsor shutter, and a beam-splitter³⁶⁰. Early models have low (6mm) film advance knobs, while later versions are equipped with a higher (8mm) knob³⁶⁰. The original version of the Mifilmca, which included a fixed tube, likely emerged in the late 1920s or early 1930s³⁶⁰.

Eventually, Leica Mifilmca was replaced in 1930s by the Mikas microscope attachment³⁶⁴. The Mikas attachment could be mounted on Leica Standard Model E³⁶⁴.