Leitz Auction
GOI ZM-3 8/600mm prototype for Salyut Space Program
Estimate
€40,000.00 – 45,000
€40,000.00 – 45,000
This item is subject to margin scheme taxation and the premium is 24% if it remains in the EU. For shipments to a third country (outside the EU), the premium is 20%.
Shipping Category C
Shipping Information
Bidding for this Auction
starts on October 29th.
starts on October 29th.
serial number
690066
Condition
B/A
Manufacture Year
1969
Product number
A03844
The Salyut 1W was one of the earliest Soviet cameras developed specifically for use in space. Manufactured by Zavod Arsenal in Kyiv, it was designed for the Soyuz 4 mission, launched on 14 January 1969.
During the same period, the GOI (State Optical Institute) was developing advanced long-focus optics for the Soviet space programme, including a number of highly specialised mirror lenses.
Presented here is an exceptionally rare GOI ZM-3 8/600mm prototype, dating from around 1969 and reportedly developed for use in connection with the Salyut space camera system. The lens represents an early stage in the development of the ZM-3, preceding the later medium-format versions produced in cooperation with Zavod Arsenal for the Salyut and Kiev camera systems.
The subsequent ZM-3 was manufactured in very limited numbers in versions with Bayonet V and Bayonet B mounts, the latter intended for cameras such as the Kiev-6S and later Kiev-60.
The offered GOI ZM-3 8/600mm is believed to be the only surviving prototype of this early configuration and ranks among the rarest known Soviet lenses associated with the space programme.
During the same period, the GOI (State Optical Institute) was developing advanced long-focus optics for the Soviet space programme, including a number of highly specialised mirror lenses.
Presented here is an exceptionally rare GOI ZM-3 8/600mm prototype, dating from around 1969 and reportedly developed for use in connection with the Salyut space camera system. The lens represents an early stage in the development of the ZM-3, preceding the later medium-format versions produced in cooperation with Zavod Arsenal for the Salyut and Kiev camera systems.
The subsequent ZM-3 was manufactured in very limited numbers in versions with Bayonet V and Bayonet B mounts, the latter intended for cameras such as the Kiev-6S and later Kiev-60.
The offered GOI ZM-3 8/600mm is believed to be the only surviving prototype of this early configuration and ranks among the rarest known Soviet lenses associated with the space programme.