Leitz Auction
Starting Price €1,400
Total bids: 0
Estimate
€2,600 – 3,000
€2,600 – 3,000
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%.
serial number
28080
Condition
B+
Manufacture Year
c.1950
Product number
A04229
Extremely rare post-war Jena Contax II ‘Black Face’ no.28080, dating from around 1950 and distinguished by its characteristic black-painted front plate. The camera is in good original condition, with the back door bearing the matching serial number, and comes with Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar 2/50mm no.3501254.
The ‘Black Face’ represents one of the rarest variations of the post-war Jena Contax II. Only a small number of examples are documented today, among them cameras no.28039, 28073 and 28079.
The ‘Black Face’ represents one of the rarest variations of the post-war Jena Contax II. Only a small number of examples are documented today, among them cameras no.28039, 28073 and 28079.