pippy Posted April 11, 2023 Share #21 Posted April 11, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) On 4/7/2023 at 8:27 AM, stray cat said: Here's a price list from a store selling Leicas from the May, 1957 issue of Popular Photography magazine. The IIIF and IIIG prices are listed as around 33% lower than the equivalent M3 specification: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Third from bottom in the left-hand column; "Leica M-3 f1.1.......488.00" What on Earth is that lens? In comparison with the M3 with Summicron it commands a whopping $213 premium! Philip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 11, 2023 Posted April 11, 2023 Hi pippy, Take a look here Leica price list 1957 or 58?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
andybarton Posted April 11, 2023 Share #22 Posted April 11, 2023 When did the f1.2 Noctilux first arrive? I thought that it was in the mid 60s. More likely to be a typo for a Summilux. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anbaric Posted April 11, 2023 Share #23 Posted April 11, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, pippy said: Third from bottom in the left-hand column; "Leica M-3 f1.1.......488.00" What on Earth is that lens? In comparison with the M3 with Summicron it commands a whopping $213 premium! Philip. 1 hour ago, andybarton said: When did the f1.2 Noctilux first arrive? I thought that it was in the mid 60s. More likely to be a typo for a Summilux. That will be the Zunow - see post #12 above. Someone is asking £7,766 for this lens on ebay, and Bellamy Hunt is advertising one with a coy 'Please enquire directly for pricing'. Edited April 11, 2023 by Anbaric 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted April 11, 2023 Share #24 Posted April 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Anbaric said: That will be the Zunow... Ah! Thanks for that clarification, Anbaric, and apologies for not having made the connection with post 12 earlier but my mind was still assuming the M3 would be paired with a Leitz lens so My Mistake! I've read and seen a fair bit about Zunow lenses but - dare I say it? - I've never been too fond of the rendering. As it happens at this very moment there is a well-known London dealership offering an "Auto Terra Super (Teraoka Seikoshi); Rare clockwork-wind camera with Zunow lens." the lens in this instance being a rather more prosaic 45mm f1.8 Zunow. The asking price - £350 - seems to be quite a fair sum for such an interesting camera.......and I DO love the 45mm f/length... Philip. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anbaric Posted April 11, 2023 Share #25 Posted April 11, 2023 13 minutes ago, pippy said: Ah! Thanks for that clarification, Anbaric, and apologies for not having made the connection with post 12 earlier but my mind was still assuming the M3 would be paired with a Leitz lens so My Mistake! I've read and seen a fair bit about Zunow lenses but - dare I say it? - I've never been too fond of the rendering. As it happens at this very moment there is a well-known London dealership offering an "Auto Terra Super (Teraoka Seikoshi); Rare clockwork-wind camera with Zunow lens." the lens in this instance being a rather more prosaic 45mm f1.8 Zunow. The asking price - £350 - seems to be quite a fair sum for such an interesting camera.......and I DO love the 45mm f/length... Philip. This site makes it sound pretty interesting: https://mikeeckman.com/2022/11/teraoka-auto-terra-super-1959/ Though I think if I were spending £350, that dealer has a really nice Nikon F with plain prism... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pintpot Posted April 11, 2023 Share #26 Posted April 11, 2023 (edited) There's a silver one on eBay for £65,533.98 at the moment LEICA 50MM F1.2 NOCTILUX-M ASPH SILVER + BOX EXTREMELY RARE 11702 #3210 | eBay Any takers ? Edited April 11, 2023 by Pintpot typo Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted April 11, 2023 Share #27 Posted April 11, 2023 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) 3 hours ago, Anbaric said: This site makes it sound pretty interesting... Wow! Thank you very much, Anbaric, for posting that truly fascinating link! It does, as you quite rightly say, make the 'normal' camera sound rather intriguing but when we throw the Zunow lens variant into the mix? It really MUST be something wonderful for the right person to acquire. If I was a Collector I'd have pushed the 'Buy It Now' button already!!! Fortunately for me I have the Nikon F base well and truly covered... Philip. Edited April 11, 2023 by pippy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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