Leitz Auction
Starting Price €7,000
Total bids: 0
Estimate
€14,000 – 16,000
€14,000 – 16,000
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
3339269
Condition
B/A
Manufacture Year
1964
Product number
A04102
Extremely rare and impressive mirror lens by Carl Zeiss: the Mirotar 5.6/1000mm for Rolleiflex SL66, originating from the very first official batch of production starting with no.3339260, of which only about 10 lenses were initially assembled. The Mirotar 1000 mm formed part of the professional lens program for the Zeiss Ikon Contarex and Rolleiflex SL66 system and represented one of the most extreme super-telephoto optics available at the time.
This remarkable mirror (catadioptric) lens employs a folded optical design using mirrors instead of conventional refractive elements, allowing an enormous focal length in a comparatively compact construction. Only around 28 lenses were produced between 1962 and 1970, (18 in SL66 mount), mostly on special order, making surviving examples exceptionally rare today.
The offered lens is preserved in very good condition, with good optics, 50mm screw mount, together with 4x filter holder and 8x filters (wooden box), original wooden transport box and the original bayonet front cap, the original SL 66 adapter has been modified to be used on a scientific device. Also included is an original blueprint of the lens. A spectacular and highly unusual Zeiss super-telephoto lens, produced in extremely small numbers!
This remarkable mirror (catadioptric) lens employs a folded optical design using mirrors instead of conventional refractive elements, allowing an enormous focal length in a comparatively compact construction. Only around 28 lenses were produced between 1962 and 1970, (18 in SL66 mount), mostly on special order, making surviving examples exceptionally rare today.
The offered lens is preserved in very good condition, with good optics, 50mm screw mount, together with 4x filter holder and 8x filters (wooden box), original wooden transport box and the original bayonet front cap, the original SL 66 adapter has been modified to be used on a scientific device. Also included is an original blueprint of the lens. A spectacular and highly unusual Zeiss super-telephoto lens, produced in extremely small numbers!