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Tessar 50mm f3.5 (Contax)
Tessar 50mm f3.5 Serial number: 2,240,000 range, manufactured in 1938. Produced by Carl Zeiss Jena before World War II, during the era of the Contax II and III. Features a collapsible chrome barrel, uncoated optics, and the Contax bayonet (inner claw) mount. Optical construction consists of 4 elements in 3 groups. This is one of Zeiss’s most iconic standard lenses. Lightweight, compact, and wi...
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Tessar 50mm f3.5 (Contax)
Tessar 50mm f3.5. A somewhat rare post-war fixed barrel version. Manufactured in 1957 in Oberkochen, with the Carl Zeiss branding. This model is from the Contax IIa/IIIa era. It retains the classic Tessar f3.5 rendering, now housed in a sturdy fixed barrel and coated for improved performance. The lens also features a refined design and beautiful finish, adding to its appeal.As is well-known, it...
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Canon 50mm f1.2 (L)
Canon 50mm f1.2, Leica screw mount. Introduced in 1956. The lens configuration is 5 groups, 7 elements. Feet scale. Filter size is 55mm. The serial number of this item is 13xxx, which likely dates it to around 1957.This is a large aperture standard lens from Canon, boasting impressive brightness, second only to the famous f0.95 for 50mm lenses. It is sometimes referred to overseas as the Japane...
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Nokton 50mm f1.5 (L)
Leica Nokton 50mm f1.5. Leica screw mount. Manufactured by Voigtländer. This is a mid-to-late version with the serial number 327xxxx, produced in 1951. Designed by Dr. A.W. Tronnier, who also designed the Xenon 50mm f1.5.The lens has a 5-group, 7-element construction. The helicoid distance scale is in feet. The weight is approximately 326g.While the Nokton 50mm f1.5 is well-known for its use on...
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Angenieux Alitar 50mm f1.8 (L改)
P. Angenieux Angénieux Arrieta 50mm f1.8, Type S1, made in 1949, France. This is a modified version of the Angénieux Arrieta 50mm lens for the Alpa Prisma Reflex, the third SLR in the world to feature a prism finder, following the Contax S and Rectaflex. The modification was done using the body of a red Elmar. It is a Leica screw mount lens, rangefinder coupled, and has a Double Gauss design w...
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Summilux 50mm f1.4 (M) Black
The Summilux 50mm f1.4 2nd generation, a flagship Leica fast standard lens, featuring a black chrome finish. Product code: 11114. Serial number in the 2,500,000 range, manufactured in 1972. Designed with a 5-group, 7-element optical formula, compatible with E43 filters. This redesigned second-generation lens delivers sharper rendering at wider apertures while retaining the delicate, quintessen...
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Elmar 50mm f3.5 (L)
A chrome-barrel Elmar 50mm f3.5 lens, with Leica's product code ELMAR. Serial number in the 830,000 range, manufactured in 1950. This model predates the introduction of the Red Elmar and features distance markings in meters. It is a coated lens with a 4-element, 3-group design. The Elmar, which has been in production since the 1920s, reached a mature stage post-war with the addition of coatin...
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Canon 50mm f0.95 (M改)
The Canon 50mm f0.95 was unveiled at Photokina in 1960, instantly earning worldwide acclaim as Canon's ultra-fast lens. Released in 1961, it followed the intense domestic competition of fast lenses in the 1950s, including the Zunow 50mm f1.1, Nikkor 50mm f1.1, Fujinon 50mm f1.2, Hexanon 60mm f1.2, and Canon 50mm f1.2. This lens, also known as the "Dream Lens," features a construction of 7 elem...
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95% Mint
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Elmar 50mm f3.5 (L) Early
The early Elmar 5cm f3.5, with a helicoid number of 3, features a meter-distance scale. It has a short barrel design and a nickel-plated body. The product code from Leitz is the distinguished ELMAR.This lens, originally made by C.P. Goerz using optical glass from the 1920s Leica A-type model, has been later modified by Leitz to become a Leica screw mount with rangefinder coupling. The front ele...
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Summarit 50mm f1.5 (M)
¥168,000
A Summarit 50mm f1.5 for Leica M-mount. This is an early version with the product code SOOIA-M, serial number in the 1,330,000 range, manufactured in 1955. The distance scale features a slightly limited meter-only display. The filter size is E41, the same as the early version of the Summilux 35mm Steel Rim. At maximum aperture, it delivers dreamy glow and bokeh, while stopping down by 1–2 stop...
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Summitar 50mm f2 (L)
Summitar 50mm f2. Leica's product code is SOORE. Manufactured in 1940 with a serial number in the 550,000 range. This is a non-coated lens with a 4-group, 7-element construction. It features a round aperture (circular aperture), and the aperture markings are in the continental style (f2, f2.2, f3.2, etc.). The distance scale is in meters.The Summitar was introduced as the second generation of l...
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Hektor 50mm f2.5 (L) Nickel
Hektor 50mm f2.5, Nickel-plated finish. Serial number in the 120,000 range. Manufactured in 1931. Leitz product code is HEKTOR.The lens configuration is 3 groups, 6 elements. The distance scale is in meters. Uncoated. The infinity lock button is a pin type. The helicoid number is 5. The helicoid is a full-turn type, but to ensure smooth operation even when using an adapter, the lock button is s...
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Elmar 50mm f3.5 (L) Nickel
Elmar 50mm f3.5, Nickel Barrel. Leitz Product Code: ELMAR. From the era of the Leica DII and DIII. Serial Number: 170,000 range, manufactured in 1933. Non-coated. Distance scale in feet. Helicoid number: 6. Optical design: 3 groups, 4 elements. Rangefinder-coupled. The quintessential standard lens that laid the foundation for Leica's legendary reputation. Even after 90 years, this classic le...
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Angenieux 50mm f1.8 (L)
Angénieux 50mm f1.8 Type S1. Genuine Leica L-mount. Manufactured in 1945. 6 elemenst in 4 groups. Uncoated. Distance scale in meters.The Angénieux Type S1 is one of the early masterpieces from Angénieux, produced from the mid-1940s. It is also known as the Alitar for Alpa Reflex cameras. Despite its high-speed, large aperture of f1.8, the lens is compact and lightweight. The all-aluminum barrel...
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Summilux 50mm f1.4 (M) Chrome
Summilux 50mm f1.4, product code is SOOME/11114. Manufactured in 1966.This is an early version of the 2nd generation with a silver barrel. It closely retains the design of the 1st generation’s silver barrel. Shortly after, the barrel transitioned to black.Featuring a 7 elements in 5 groups optical design, this lens shares a nearly identical exterior to the 1st generation Summilux. However, the ...
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Xenon 50mm f1.5 (L)
The Leica Xenon 50mm f1.5, product code XEMOO, with a serial number in the 490,000 range, was produced from 1936 to 1950. This particular lens, made in 1939, is the later version with three focus ring bands, commonly referred to as the "three-band" model. It features a hexagonal aperture with a 5-group, 7-element optical design and is uncoated. The aperture is marked in a continental scale (f1....
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Noctilux 50mm f1.2 (M)
Noctilux 50mm f1.2, 1st generation. The original version of the legendary Noctilux f1.2, which recently made a surprising comeback as a reissue, generating significant buzz. The Leitz product code is 11820, and this particular unit, with a serial number in the 2,250,000 range, was manufactured in 1968. It features a 4-group, 6-element optical design.This lens is the world’s first commercially s...
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96% Mint
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Noctilux-M 50mm f1 (M) E60
The Noctilux 50mm f1.2, the third generation following the f1 E58, is the earlier type of the Noctilux E60 with a separate hood. Leitz product code is 11821. Serial number is in the 3 million range, manufactured in Canada in 1981.This is an early model of the E60 Noctilux, with a hood that is similar to the previous E58 model, fixed by inserting and twisting. The compatible hood is the plastic ...
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Summar 50mm f2 (L) Rigid Nickel
Rigid Summar 5cm f2 is an early variant of the Summar produced in limited numbers. It features a nickel barrel and carries a serial number in the 180,000 range, dating it to 1933. The Leitz product code is SUMAR. The Rigid Summar has long been treasured for its distinctive design and rarity. It is also considered an exceptionally stylish lens when paired with a black and nickel Barnack Leica. ...
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Summar 50mm f2 (L) Nickel
The Summar 5cm, a high-speed lens emblematic of pre-war Leitz craftsmanship. Featuring a nickel barrel, this particular example is the early black-rim Summar, a model produced briefly after the initial rigid-barrel version. The front of the barrel is finished in black paint, and the Leitz product code is SUMUS. This lens, with a serial number in the 190,000 range, was manufactured in 1933. It ...
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Summicron 50mm f2 (L)
Collapsible Summicron 50mm f2. Leica screw mount. Leitz product code: SOOIC. Serial number in the 1,160,000 range. Manufactured in 1954, the inaugural year of the Leica M3. The helicoid features a feet scale. The Summicron, Leitz's quintessential fast lens, followed the Summar and Summitar as the third-generation high-speed standard lens. Its unparalleled resolving power caused a sensation in ...
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Summicron-M 50mm f2 (M) 50 Jahre
Released in 2004 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Summicron's debut, this is a limited edition model with only 1,000 units produced worldwide. Leica catalog number: 11615. The lens features a chrome barrel and a 4-group, 6-element design. The minimum focusing distance is 0.7 meters.This model is a tribute to the later version of the original fixed barrel Summicron. It features a filte...
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Summilux 50mm f1.4 (M) Chrome
The Summilux 50mm f1.4 with a white barrel, second generation. Product code: SOOME, later updated to 11114. Serial number in the 1,940,000 range, manufactured in 1962. Among Leica lenses, it boasts one of the most elegant designs. Summilux lenses with serial numbers starting from 1,844,001 retain the same external appearance as the first generation but feature an updated optical design, making ...
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Summilux 50mm f1.4 (M) Black
2nd Generation Summilux 50mm f1.4, Black Chrome finish. The Leitz product code is 11114. With a serial number in the 2,620,000 range, this lens was manufactured in 1973. It features a 5-group, 7-element optical design.As a newly designed second-generation model, it delivers sharper rendering at wider apertures while retaining the signature Summilux character. This results in a more stable and c...
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Summitar 50mm f2 (L)
Summitar 50mm f2 with coating. Leica product code: SOORE. Serial number in the 780,000 range. Manufactured in 1950. 4 groups, 7 elements. It has a rounded aperture and an international style aperture scale (f2, f2.8, f4...) with feet markings.The Summitar was introduced as the second large-aperture fast lens following the Summar. Significant improvements were made in the peripheral falloff and ...
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Elmar 50mm f3.5 (L) Early
Early Elmar 5cm f3.5 with nickel finish. Helicoid number: 3. Distance scale in meters. Features the short barrel design with a fully rotating helicoid. Leitz product code: ELMAR.This is an early Elmar manufactured using optical glass from C.P. Goerz, originally mounted on the Leica Model A from the 1920s. This particular unit was later officially converted by Leitz to a Leica screw mount with r...
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Hektor 50mm f2.5 (L) Early Chrome
Chrome Short Hektor 5cm f2.5, no serial number, coated. Helicoid marked with 6. 3-group, 6-element optical design. Distance scale in meters.This lens is believed to be a Leica Model A Hektor from around 1930, later converted by Leitz to Leica L-mount with factory modifications, including a re-plating from nickel to chrome. It features a subtle bluish coating and a user-friendly half-turn helico...
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Angenieux 50mm f1.8 (L)
Angénieux 50mm f1.8 Type S1, genuine Leica L-mount, manufactured in 1948. 4 elements in 6 groups, uncoated, with meter markings.The Type S1 is a classic lens produced from the mid-1940s, also known as the Alitar for Alpa Reflex. Despite its large aperture of f1.8, it is compact and lightweight, with an all-aluminum barrel weighing just 110g.At wide open f1.8, the rendering is soft, but by stopp...
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Macro-Switar 50mm f1.8 (Alpa)
Alpa Macro-Switar 50mm f1.8 by Kern. Made by Kern, a Swiss manufacturer specializing in cine lenses, this is one of the rare photographic lenses they produced. The lens features an apochromatic design with 5 groups and 7 elements and has distance markings in meters. Its impressive image quality makes it highly versatile, whether for macro photography or snapshots. It is a true masterpiece, reno...
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Nikkor 50mm f2 (S) Black
The Nikon S-series standard lens, the Nikkor-H 50mm f2, was introduced in 1952 by Nippon Kogaku (Nikon). This particular version is quite rare, lacking the typical black filter rim. It features the Nikon S internal bayonet mount and a 3-group, 6-element optical construction. The serial number is 7526xx.Normally, the Nikkor 50mm f2 comes with a 40.5mm filter rim, but this example does not have o...
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Hektor 50mm f2.5 (L) Early
Nickel plated Hektor 5cm f2.5 Short barrel. Without serial numbers. Helicoid no. 2 Manufactured around 1930 and modified to LTM type later years. 6 elements in 3 groups. Meter scale.Many of short Hektors are very used but this one keeps better condition. Comes with genuine caps. Rare item.Very good conditioned short Hektor. Plating peels on edges. Used marks on collapsible barrel.Fully serviced...
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Summicron 50mm f2 (L) Radioactive
SOOIC. An early collapsible Summicron that uses radioactive glass, commonly known as the Thorium Summicron. This one has a serial number in the 990,000 range, making it an under-million series from 1952. It has a feet scale. Due to the radioactive glass, there is some yellowing, though it is relatively mild, so any color cast in actual shooting is likely minimal.Many Thorium Summicron lenses sh...
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Elmar-M 50mm f2.8 (M) Chrome
Elmar 50mm f2.8, product code 11823. Reissued in 1994 for the M6J, rekindling the popularity of the beloved Elmar. In 1995, standalone production of the Elmar began, making this reissue a standard lens.Serial number in the 3,720,000 range, manufactured in 2003. Chrome finish. It does not have 6-bit coding. While reminiscent of the classic Elmar 5cm f2.8 in design, it has been significantly upgr...
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Summicron 50mm f2 (M) Black
2nd generation Summicron 50mm f2. Serial number in the 2,330,000 range, manufactured in 1969. Redesigned that same year with a 5-group, 6-element construction, commonly known as the “6-element” version. From this 2nd model onward, the minimum focusing distance was improved to 0.7m. Leitz product code: 11817.Although often overshadowed by the first-generation Summicron, this lens offers excellen...
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Summicron-R 50mm f2 (3 cam)
Summicron-R 50mm f2, 3-cam. Leica product code 11215. Serial number 2.77 million, manufactured in 1976. Made in Canada. Built-in hood type.This particular example was manufactured in the first year after the switch from the earlier separate hood type. The lens construction remains the same as the earlier model, with a 4-group, 6-element modified Gauss design. It retains the same rendering chara...
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Summicron 50mm f2 (M) Chrome
Summicron 50mm f2 1st generation, later model of the fixed-barrel type. Leica M mount. Leica code SOSIC, later 11818. Manufactured in 1966, serial number in the 2.15 million range. Meter/feet dual scale. This lens features Leica’s unique 6-element, 7-group construction.The satin-chrome-plated helicoid ring with knurled finish is among the most refined of all Summicron models. Its timeless, beau...
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Xenon 50mm f1.5 (L)
XEMOO. Manufactured in 1937 Leica Xenon 50mm f1.5. This model features the Taylor-Hobson engraving on the nameplate, indicating it was likely shipped for the UK market. 7 elements in 5 groups. This lens is the later version with a three-band focusing ring, commonly known as the Three Band. Distance scales in feet, with a minimum aperture of f9 and a six-sided aperture shape. Uncoated.Designed b...
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Rollei Sonnar 40mm f2.8 HFT (L)
Rollei Sonnar 40mm f2.8 HFT This Leica mount lens repurposes the famed Sonnar lens from the Rollei 35S. Released in 2002 by Komamura Corporation, also known for Horseman, it features a 4-group, 5-element design and a minimum focusing distance of 0.7m. Equipped with Rollei’s unique HFT (High Fidelity Transfer) coating, it has an E39 filter thread.The Rollei 35S remains highly praised for its exc...
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Summarit 50mm f1.5 (L)
Leica Summarit 50mm f1.5, early version in 1956, with product code SOOIA. This lens is an improved version of Schneider's Xenon 50mm f1.5 design, retaining the 5-group, 7-element optical formula but enhanced with new glass types for better performance. Before the Summilux arrived in 1961, it was Leica’s brightest large-aperture lens.At wide-open aperture, it delivers a refined, soft rendering w...
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Hektor 50mm f2.5 (L) Nickel
Hektor 50mm f2.5 with nickel plating. Serial number in the 130,000 range. Manufactured in 1931. The product code by Leitz is HEKTOR.The lens configuration consists of 3 groups and 6 elements, with distance markings in meters. It is uncoated, and the infinity lock button is of the pin type. The helicoid number is 5. While the helicoid is a full-circle type, it is modified for stress-free operati...
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DR Summicron 50mm f2 (M)
Dual-Range Summicron 50mm f2, a later version of the close-focusing Summicron, features a helicoid with both meter and feet distance markings. It has a serial number in the 1.96 million range and was made in 1962. The Leitz product code is 11918. Without the goggles, it focuses down to 1 meter, and with them attached, close-focusing is possible down to about 0.5 meters, while also compensating ...
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Summilux 50mm f1.4 (M) Black
The second generation of the Summilux 50mm f1.4, finished in black chrome. It was manufactured in 1973, with a serial number in the 2,560,000 range. The Leitz product code is 11114. It features a 5-group, 7-element design, and takes E43 filters.The newly designed second-generation Summilux offers sharper images at wider apertures. While maintaining the classic Summilux character, it is well-kno...
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Summicron 50mm f2 (L)
Collapsible Summicron 50mm f2. Leica screw mount. Leitz product code: SOOIC. Serial number: 1,340,000. Manufactured in 1956. Marked in feet.This is a classic large-aperture lens from Leitz. It was introduced as the third-generation high-speed standard lens following the Summar and Summitar. Its overwhelming resolution caused quite a stir in the photography industry at the time and played a cruc...
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Summicron 50mm f2 (M) Black Paint
Summicron 50mm f2 black paint, rigid mount, early version. Serial number in the 1,580,000 range, manufactured in 1958. This lens features an all-black paint finish on brass, making it one of the purest black paint models among the many black-painted Leica lenses. Its bold appearance pairs perfectly with the early batch of the Leica M3 black paint, the M2 black button model, as well as the MP bl...
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Summicron 50mm f2 (M) Black Paint
Summicron 50mm f2 Black Paint, rigid barrel, late model. Red scale. Serial number in the 1.92 million range, manufactured in 1962. This painted lens is from the same era as the black paint Leica M3 and M2 with serial numbers around the 1.04 to 1.05 million range.The black paint has naturally worn away in areas that are frequently touched, revealing the brass underneath and giving it a rich pati...
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Summilux 50mm f1.4 (M) Black Paint
