frame-it Posted April 13, 2023 Share #1 Posted April 13, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) https://www.leitz-auction.com/auction/en/auktion34/auction42/article/424.html Couldn't find any more details online, i guess the Navy used this with an M4? 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! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/375450-interesting-lens-elcan-1%E2%85%9C-inch-12-35mm/?do=findComment&comment=4748931'>More sharing options...
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wizard Posted April 13, 2023 Share #2 Posted April 13, 2023 (edited) vor einer Stunde schrieb frame-it: Couldn't find any more details online, i guess the Navy used this with an M4? If there are only two prototype lenses, then I guess these lenses did not get much use in the Navy 🙂. I am not aware of any serial production of this lens, be it for the Navy or whoever else. I suspect that, just like the Elcan f2/50mm lens designed for the Navy, this would have been a "cheaper" alternative to the existing f2/35mm Summicron lens, resulting in somewhat inferior (but still acceptable) imaging characteristics. Perhaps the Navy then never ordered a 35mm lens, which is why only two prototype lenses have remained. So these are true collector items (I would not pay anything near the estimated 80 - 100.000 € price for such a lens, but each to his own). I would be interested in learning more on the optical construction of this lens though. Edited April 13, 2023 by wizard addition 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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