LOT: 23
Compur Summicron 2/5cm Prototype with IIIf Betriebsk(Prototype lens & Prototype Release Arm)
ESTIMATE：HK$ 450,000 - 600,000
Serial no.1095051,N/A,Condition A-
Leitz Wetzlar rare Leica IIIf Betriebsk. Nr. 336. The camera is equipped with a most unusual prototype of the Compur-Summicron 2/5cm lens in aluminium mount. All outer parts of this lens are still of a different design than the 150 pieces from the official production. Even the lens comes complete with a prototype release-arm, which is also different in design that those commonly known. Lens serial number is 1095051, while official production of the Compur Summicron only started from 1152XXX This lens is published by Ottmar Michaely in Leica Historica e.V. VIDOM magazine Nr. 95 (2008), p.36. This camera, lens and release arm have been authenticated by Lars Netopil.
