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OstLicht Photo Auction

22 - Shanghai Camera | 58-IId Special Conversion

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€400

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Estimation

€800 - 1,000

Sale fees

27%

Shanghai Camera | 58-IId Special Conversion Estimate: €800–1,000 Year: c.1963 Serial No.: 5854100 Condition: B English: A highly unusual special-purpose conversion based on a late Shanghai 58-IId body. The standard rangefinder, slow-speed mechanism, and flash synchronization have been removed, and the camera is fitted with an unmarked, uncoupled lens of approximately 50 mm without an aperture. The exact purpose of this apparently factory-modified camera remains unknown. German: An extremely unusual special-purpose conversion based on a Shanghai 58-IId body. The standard rangefinder, slow-speed mechanism, and flash synchronization have been removed; the camera is equipped with an unmarked, uncoupled lens with a focal length of approximately 50 mm and no aperture. The exact purpose of this apparently factory-modified camera remains unknown.

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Auction details

OstLicht Camera Auction: Fall 2026
Saturday, November 21
11:00 AM
Absberggasse 27
1100 Vienna, Austria

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OstLicht Photo Auction +43 6 64 20 11 850 coeln@ostlicht.org
On Drouot for 5 years avec More than 2,000 lots published

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