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OstLicht Photo Auction

119 - Alpa | Prisma Reflex

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€500

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Estimation

€800 - 1,000

Sale fees

27%

Alpa | Prisma Reflex Estimate: €800–1,000 Year: 1951 Serial No.: 23291 Condition: B/A English: A beautifully preserved and fully functional early ALPA Prisma Reflex, representing one of the most innovative and technically sophisticated Swiss 35mm camera designs of the postwar period. The Prisma Reflex combines a distinctive angled prism reflex viewfinder with a coupled rangefinder—an ingenious design characteristic of the pioneering ALPA system. This camera belongs to the highly sought-after early production series without flash synchronization, retaining its original configuration. It is fitted with the matching Old Delft Alfinon 2.8/5 cm lens, no. 491222. German: A beautifully preserved and fully functional early ALPA Prisma Reflex, one of the most innovative and technically sophisticated Swiss 35mm camera designs of the early postwar period. The Prisma Reflex combines a distinctive, angled prism viewfinder for reflex viewing with a coupled rangefinder—a sophisticated design feature of the pioneering ALPA system. This particular example belongs to the sought-after early series without flash synchronization and still features the original design. Includes a matching Old Delft Alfinon 2.8/5 cm No. 491222.

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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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