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Leitz Wetzlar rare original prototype Hektor 1:2.5/12cm lens in black. The development of the Hektor 12.5 cm Visoflex lens begun on experimentation with 12 cm Hektor projection lenses, mounted on the Visoflex. An input given by Leica pioneer Walter Benser, who found the projection lens extremely good and was excited to see results with this lens in fact used for taking pictures. The black lens here is already a complete Leica Visoflex mount lens, with helical and diaphragm. It is without serial number. It seems to be a one of a kind and is published in the Wilhelm Albert’s book ‘Geburtstage der Leitz-Foto-Konstruktionen ab 1927’ page 152 (116), reference given for the date of the design is the year of 1949. In 1950, the black lens was followed by a small pre-series in chrome, within the 7530XX serial number range, before the lens was commercially introduced as Hektor 12.5cm in 1954. Please compare Lager Vol. II (lenses), pages 92 and 93. This lens comes with a Standard in black painted (#104226), POOIM 30X swing-in magnifier showing and a mirror reflex housing Visoflex PLOOT (#7183). This lens has been authenticated by Lars Netopil.


這是一支非常罕見的原型版Hektor 2.5/12cm鏡頭。知名的徠卡攝影師Walter Benser發現把用在投影機上的12cm鏡頭用來拍照片，成象非常漂亮。於是徠茲便以此投影鏡為藍本，開發Hektor 12.5cm Visoflex鏡頭。此拍品便是Hektor 12.5cm的原型版，而且已是Visoflex卡口。此鏡沒有序號，在Wilhelm Albert的著作《Geburtstage der Leitz-Foto-Konstruktionen ab 1927》p.152(116) 中亦有對此鏡的描述，資料顯示其設計年份為1949年。隨後一年，工廠生產過少量銀色試行版推出市面(鏡頭序號在7530XX範圍)，直到1954年Hektor 12.5 cm正式量產。更多資料可參閱James Lager Vol.II p.92-93。另外，拍品包括黑漆Standard機身 (#104226)、30x放大器POOIM及直立式取景器PLOOT (#7183)。此鏡經由Lars Netopil鑑定。

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