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live November 21 | 11:00 AM
OstLicht Photo Auction

171 - Carl Zeiss Jena for Contaflex | Triotar 4/8.5 cm

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€1,200

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Estimation

€2,000 - 2,400

Sale fees

27%

Carl Zeiss Jena for Contaflex | Triotar 4/8.5 cm Estimate: €2,000–2,400 Year: 1936 Serial No.: 1504493 Condition: B+ English: A very rarely offered early chrome-finished Carl Zeiss Jena Triotar 4/8.5 cm lens for the Zeiss Ikon Contaflex twin-lens reflex camera. This lens belongs to a particularly early production run of chrome-finished Triotars—mostly intended for Contax—beginning around serial number 1504400, and is one of the rarest interchangeable lenses for the Contaflex TLR. It is preserved in very fine original condition, with clean optical elements. Includes a cap and original leather pouch. German: An early chrome-plated Carl Zeiss Jena Triotar 4/8.5 cm lens for the Zeiss Ikon Contaflex twin-lens reflex camera, offered only extremely rarely. The lens belongs to a particularly early production batch of chrome-plated Triotars, primarily for Contax, beginning around serial number 1504400. It is one of the rarest interchangeable lenses for the Contaflex TLR. In very nice original condition with clean lenses, a lens cap, and the original leather pouch.

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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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