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2857 Summitar * 2/5 cm %u20ac5.000*Summicron Prototypeno. 812269, 1952, condition A/B %u20ac 9.000 %u2013 10.000An extremely rare prototype of the later Summicron 2/5 cm, no. 812269. Although still engraved %u2018Summitar *%u2019, the lens already essentially corresponds to the later Summicron in its optical and mechanical construction, making it an important transitional prototype in the development of Leica%u2019s new high-speed standard lens. The lens is in excellent condition, the optics showing some coating blemishes, and is complete with both caps.58 Summicron 2/5 cm SOOIC %u20ac1.400*Thorium First Batchno. 920292, 1953, condition A/B %u20ac 2.800 %u2013 3.000Very early and sought-after Summicron from the very first batch(production started with number 920001), the 292nd ever produced (!), meter scale with Thorium glass element, in near-mint condition, optics with minimal cleaning marks on the front element, completed with both front and rear caps, late delivery to Bonn, Germany on 21.06.1956.59 Summicron 2/5 cm Thorium %u20ac1.200no.1024593, 1953, condition A%u2013 %u20ac 2.400 %u2013 2.800Beautiful and sought-after early screw-mount Summicron fromthe first production year, with Thorium lens element, meter scaleversion delivered to Switzerland on 10.06.1953, in mint condition, optics with scratches on the front element, with both caps.60 Summicron 2/50 mm %u20ac1.000 M39 SOSICno.1954144, 1962, condition A/B %u20ac 2.000 %u2013 2.400Beautiful Summicron 50 mm rigid in M39 screw mount, meter scale in near-mint condition, very good optics only showing minimal cleaning marks, together with UVa filter and plastic keeper.61 Summarit 1.5/50 mm SOOIA %u20ac600no.1472895, 1958, condition A%u2013 %u20ac 1.200 %u2013 1.400Very nice late M39 Summarit in meter scale, in mint condition, optics showing some light cleaning marks, with front cap, XOONS hood and plastic keeper, delivered to retailer S%u00fcss on 23.12.1958.62 Hektor 1.9/7.3 cm all-black %u20ac1.600*no.120348, 1932, condition B/A %u20ac 3.000 %u2013 3.400A beautiful early all-black version of the fast Hektor 1.9/7.3 cm,one of the most distinctive pre-war Leitz portrait lenses. The lensis in very fine original condition, with good, clear optics, and isaccompanied by its matching black hood, front and rear caps and the original red keeper.63 Hektor 1.9/7.3 cm HEKON %u20ac700black/nickelno. 98812, 1932, condition A/B %u20ac 1.400 %u2013 1.600Beautiful early black/nickel HEKON in meter scale and RF coupled, rotating mount, in almost mint condition, good optics, completed by both caps and hood, delivered to Poland on 17.03.1932.64 Hektor 1.9/7.3 cm HEGRA %u20ac1.400black/chromeno.166199, 1933, condition A%u2013 %u20ac 2.800 %u2013 3.200Beautiful black/chrome version with parallel, non-rotating mount (designed to use with Agfacolor filters), in absolutely mint condition,rangefinder coupled in meter scale, optics showing some haze,together with hood, both caps and red maker%u2019s box, delivered to Wertingen, Germany on 24.11.1933.65 Hektor 1.9/7.3 cm HEGRA %u20ac1.500*black/chrome set no. 437286 and no. 437287no. 437286%u2013437287, 1938, condition A/B %u20ac 3.000 %u2013 3.400Very rare set of 2 lenses with consecutive serial numbers nos. 437286 and 437287, quite late black/chrome versions with rotating mount and chrome focusing in meter scale, RF coupled, in almost mint condition, no. 437286 with rear cap (uncoated optics with noticeable haze), no. 437287 with rear cap, hood and red maker%u2019s box (later coated optics showing some haze and defect in the coating), both delivered on 09.09.1938.