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124Lenses in Leica Mount303 Ang%u00e9nieux f. Leica M39 %u20ac1.000Type X1 3.5/35 mmno.125989, 1948, condition B+ %u20ac 2.000 %u2013 2.400Very rare Ang%u00e9nieux lens in original rangefinder coupled Leica M39mount, in good condition, good lenses only showing few and light cleaning marks, note the black finish almost completely gone, withrear cap.304 Ang%u00e9nieux f. Leica M39 %u20ac900 Type Y12 2.5/90 mmno. 460168, 1955, condition A%u2013 %u20ac 1.800 %u2013 2.000Rare black RF coupled coated lens for M39, in beautiful, mint condition, good optics only showing few cleaning marks, with both original caps and red maker%u2019s box with matching serial number (cond. B).305 Ang%u00e9nieux f. Leica R DEM %u20ac7002.8/200 mm EDno.1523964, 1986, condition A/B %u20ac 1.400 %u2013 1.600Sought-after high-quality French tele lens, here in original Leica R mount and in almost mint condition, with very good optics only showing a few dust particles inside, only around 1500 units produced, completed with tripod collar EP 68, both original caps and original pouch.306 Astro-Berlin R.K. 1.25/50 mm %u20ac3.000*for Leica Mno.15946, c.1930, condition B %u20ac 5.000 %u2013 6.000A very rare and exceptionally fast Astro-Berlin R.K. 1.25/50 mm. Originally developed around 1930 as a special-purpose R%u00f6ntgenKino lens, the R.K. series was designed for scientific photographyand cinematography, including X-ray imaging and photography of the aurora borealis; the 50 mm f/1.25 is documented in early1930s northern-lights research. The unusually fast optical design was developed by Astro co-founder Hugh Ivan Gramatzki and is related to his patented Petzval-type f/1.25 construction. The present example has been modified with a focusing mountfor Leica M, making this fascinating ultra-fast optic usable on modern M cameras.307 Bausch & Lomb f. Leica M39 %u20ac4.000*Anastigmat 2/3\no. 3231290, c.1938, condition B/A %u20ac 7.000 %u2013 8.000A very rare Bausch & Lomb E.F. Anastigmat 2/3%u2019 (76 mm), a fast f/2 portrait lens from c.1938 in original, rangefinder-coupled LeicaM39 screw mount. The lens is preserved in very good condition, with only minimal cleaning marks to the optics, and comes with its original black-painted lens hood.308 Carl Zeiss Jena f. Leica M39 %u20ac500Sonnar 1.5/5.8 cmno.1407028, 1930s, condition B+ %u20ac 1.000 %u2013 1.200Very rare and early uncoated Sonnar in good condition, about 500 pieces are known to exist, with starting number around 1407002, note the lack of %u2018Carl Zeiss Jena%u2019 engraving, optics only showing a few light cleaning marks and some white spots, together with rear lens cap and Leica front cap.309 Cooke Speed Panchro f. Leica %u20ac7.000M39 2/75 mmno. 281077, 1940s, condition A/B %u20ac 14.000 %u2013 16.000Extremely rare and sought-after fast tele lens in original Leica M39 mount, feet scale, in almost mint cosmetic condition, note the very unusual %u2018War Finish%u2019 engravings on the filter mount, uncoated opticsshowing some haze and a few light cleaning marks, completed by rear cap.310 Dallmeyer Super-Six 1.9/2%u00bd\%u20ac6.000no. 587541, 1965, condition B/A %u20ac 12.000 %u2013 14.000Very rare Dallmeyer Super-Six 2%u00bd\ for Leica M mount (made by Mr. Miyazaki), good optics, smooth aperture, a few tiny cleaning marks on front lens element, with 43 mm screw-in hood and rear cap.311 Fritz Kuhnert f. Leica M39 Elor %u20ac1.2002.8/5.0cmno.10330, 1940s, condition B+ %u20ac 2.400 %u2013 2.800A very rare standard lens rangefinder coupled in Leica M39 mount,nickel housing, in good condition, setting screw added in order tostabilize the lens in uncollapsed position, optics with minimal cleaning marks on the front element, made by Fritz Kuhnert, Freiburg, Germany, famous for his Futura cameras.312 Fuji Photo Film Co. f. Leica M39 %u20ac700*Cristar 4/10cmno. 440042, c.1949, condition A/B %u20ac 1.400 %u2013 1.600Extremely rare pre-Fujinon rangefinder coupled lens for Leica M39,in near mint condition, optics showing some cleaning marks and a small scratch on the front element, with rear lens cap.