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live November 21 | 11:00 AM
OstLicht Photo Auction

86 - KMZ | ZK (Sonnar-Krasnogorsk) 4/13.5 cm

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€400

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Estimation

€800 - 1,000

Sale fees

27%

KMZ | ZK (Sonnar-Krasnogorsk) 4/13.5 cm Estimate: €800–1,000 Year: 1948 Serial No.: 000442 Condition: B+ English: A very early example of the ZK (Sonnar-Krasnogorsk) 135 mm f/4 lens, the direct predecessor of the celebrated Jupiter-11. Based on the Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar optical design, the first ZK lenses were manufactured during the immediate postwar period, incorporating original German Zeiss optical components and technology transferred to the Soviet Union. The lens bears the low serial number 000442, with the characteristic early 1948 date engraved on the front rim. In M39 screw mount. In very fine condition with hood, caps, and the original early box. German: Very early ZK (Sonnar-Krasnogorsk) 4/135mm, direct predecessor of the Jupiter 11. Based on the optical design of the Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnar, the first ZK lenses were manufactured immediately after the war using original German Zeiss optical components and technology transferred to the Soviet Union. The lens bears the low serial number 000442 and the date engraving “1948” on the front ring. With an M39 screw mount. In very nice condition, with lens hood, caps, and the original early box.

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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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