Leitz Leica 3 ELEMENT 90mm 14 Elmar Lens 1962 Screw mount

Leitz Leica 3 ELEMENT 90mm 1:4 Elmar Lens 1962 - Screw mount. 3 element 90mm 1:4 Elmar lens Screw mount. Scale in feet & metres.

The body of the lens is in excellent condition showing little signs of use. The vulcanite ring has been neatly replaced. Optics are bright, no haze or fungus and only the odd light cleaning mark. Has the usual amount of internal dust.

Focusing and aperture rings operates very smoothly. Aperture blades are free of oil. Takes E39 filters and 42mm front cap. Original front and storage bubble supplied. A not too common lens in great condition produced at the early stage of introduction of the 3 element design, the first serial number was 1913001.

The test photos included were taken on a Leica CL. The 2nd & 4th images are crops from the 1st (f4) & 3rd (f8).

Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing. The item "Leitz Leica 3 ELEMENT 90mm 14 Elmar Lens 1962 Screw mount" is in sale since Friday, November 22, 2019. This item is in the category "Cameras & Photography\Film Photography\Rangefinders & Accessories". The seller is "tonychels" and is located in Hungerford. This item can be shipped worldwide.

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