Telyt 6/80cm prototype ex Leitz Museum
78
Unsold
Estimate €200,000 – 300,000
Condition : A/B
Manufacture Year : 1949
The only known example of the Telyt 6/80cm! It is not only one of the most impressive lenses Leica ever made, but, in its time, it also was the longest focal length lens made for Leica. Focused on infinity, it is 44cm long, the front element diameter is 132mm. The 20-blades aperture diaphragm is perfectly round. The lens was a part of the collection of the Leitz Museum - the special inventory stickers are still present on the lens itself, the lens cap and on the wooden box. It comes with a massive hood, caps, special infrared filter, Visoflex and fitted wooden case. Since no other example is known, it is a unique opportunity for Leica collectors. Exactly this lens was shown in Lager II 'Lenses' on page 137.