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245 Noctilux 1.2/50 mm ASPH. 11702 Edition silver chrome %u20ac30.000*no.055/100, 2021, condition A %u20ac 50.000 %u2013 60.000The Noctilux 50 f/1.2 was one of the first serially producedLeica lenses to feature a black finish. During the transitionphase of moving from silver to black-paint lenses, Leica made a very small number of Noctilux 50 f/1.2 prototypes with asilver finish. Today, they count among the most coveted andhighly-priced M lenses that there are. As a homage to the ultra-rare Noctilux in silver, Leica released a special edition of the Noctilux-M 50 f/1.2 ASPH. with a silver chrome finish. Itspackaging has been designed to emulate the original box of 1966. The lens barrel is made of brass rather than aluminium. Instead of the customary Leica engraving, the front ring is marked with the letters LEITZ WETZLAR%u2009%u2014%u2009just like the originalNoctilux 50 f/1.2. Only 100 units of this special-edition modelwere available worldwide. The offered example bears theserial number 4785237, special edition number 055/100 andis in perfect, unused condition.244 Noctilux 1.2/50 mm 11820 %u20ac14.000 no. 2255005, 1968, condition A %u20ac 20.000 %u2013 24.000Sought-after first version Noctilux made in Wetzlar, inbeautiful, mint condition, with almost perfect optics. Including a plastic keeper, mint 12503 hood, both caps and original maker%u2019s box with matching serial number %u2014 it is one of the best examples of this classic lens we have seen!