
AEG Weitwinkelobjektiv - Camera
528
Hammer Price
€18,000
incl. Buyer's Premium
Estimate €8,000 – 10,000
Condition : B+
Manufacture Year : c.1935
The famous AEG Weitwinkelobjektiv 6.3/1.7cm, a fisheye lens conceived by the AEG - Berlin during 1935 for meteorological purposes (clouds recording), this lens was claimed for an angle of view exceeding 180° (the CADO memos suggest 200°) and it's optical formula is a true benchmark, the mother of all modern fisheye lenses in perfect condition, tripod mount, 6.5x9cm Zeiss Ikon focusing back, Rada 6x9cm roll film holder, 3 C.P. Goerz plate film holders, copy of the original patent letter from October 23rd, 1935, the optical sketch of the AEG fisheye represents the embryo of modern fisheye lenses, it's formula was immediately shared with the Nippon Kogaku's technicians and in their first fisheye camera, released in 1938, the Fisheye Nikkor 8/16.3mm was a true clone of the AEG lens, and the first Fisheye Nikkors for the Nikon F outfit (like the 8/8mm and 5.6/7.5mm) shared obvious analogies with the original AEG and Nikkor fisheye lenses. With a copy of the patent from 1935 and some photographs made with this camera.