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14 Steinheil Lenses and Prototype Lenses

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14 Steinheil Lenses and Prototype Lenses

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14 Steinheil Lenses and Prototype Lenses
Steinheil, Munich. Various lenses with different focal lengths, some with engraving and serial numbers, others unmarked, some with connection rings. – In addition: Prototype optics and lenses, some with handwritten descriptions.

14 Steinheil-Objektive und Muster-Linsen
Steinheil, München. 14 verschiedene Objektive verschiedener Brennweite, teils mit Beschriftungen und Seriennummern, teilweise aber auch unbezeichnet, einige Objektive mit Anschlußringen. – Dabei: Muster-Gläser und -Linsen, teilweise handschriftlich bezeichnet.

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14 Steinheil Lenses and Prototype Lenses

Name: 14 Steinheil Lenses and Prototype Lenses
SKU: 40216371
Price: 450 EUR
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