42nd Leitz Auction in Wetzlar June 10, 2023

[CameraQuest]

https://www.leitz-auction.com/auction/de/onlinekatalog

like the Maltese Falcon, the stuff that dreams are made of

 

[raydm6]

Some very interesting variants this year.

The “Tropen” (Tropical) Summar with extra front lens element. I wonder why the purpose of the extra element?

special Summar lens (Leitz product number 42214) designed for use in tropical conditions, the Tropen Summar is a very rare variant of the regular Summar with an extra element at the front of the lens (optical formula B246a), which makes it a seven-element construction,

Leitz Photographica Auction - Tropen Summar 2/5cm

Tropen Summar 2/5cm *

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