Meyer Gorlitz Trioplan 4 1/4 inch f/2.8 standard/portrait lens for LTM M39 Leica / Barnack thread mount cameras. Made in Germany. Serial # 856624. Early prewar non coated lens. Circa 1937. Rare vintage Meyer Trioplan 4 1/4 inch (108mm) f/2.8 telephoto/portrait lens in M39 Leica thread mount. Will fit Leica, Canon, and other 35mm rangefinder cameras that use the M39 LTM mount. This lens will also probably work on most mirrorless digital cameras with an adapter, and will give you a nice vintage look to your images. Will cover full frame sensors! Great BOKEH with the fast F/2.8 lens aperture. This Primplan 4 1/4 inch f/2.8 lens is in Ex or 8 out of 10 cosmetic condition. No dings of dents. Aperture range from f/2.8 to f/22. Close focusing down to 8' or 2.2 meter. Distance scale is in feet. Overall nice condition vintage lens barrel with a few minor marks around from prior use. Overall very decent condition vintage lens. This lens has fairly clean optics for a vintage lens. Clean glass. Few minor cleaning marks on the front that will have no affect on your photos. Smooth working seventeen (17) blade lens aperture. Legendary bubble bokeh. Smooth lens focusing. Scarce lens to find. Includes lens hood, and caps.

 

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n 1916 the Trioplan was launched, which became the basis for many Meyer lenses to follow. In 1918 Dr. Paul Rudolph, the inventor of Zeiss' Tessar and Protar, developed Meyer's Double Plasmat which was derived from the symmetrical Euryplan lens. In the 1920s he developed fast variants, the Kino-Plasmat f/2 and the World's fastest lens of its time, the Kino-Plasmat f/1.5. Another important step was the delivery of OEM-lenses for camera manufacturers - such as the Exakta from Ihagee. In the 1930s Meyer-Optik already had a wide range of high-quality interchangeable lenses. Compared to Carl Zeiss Jena, who was a market leader at the time, the lenses were usually offered at a slightly lower price.

 

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This rare Meyer-Gorlitz-Trioplan 4 1/4" f/2.8 tele/portrait lens in LTM mount sells with no reserve at a price of $1095.  I have lots of more Hugo Meyer, Cooke, Dallmeyer,  Angenieux and Exakta mount lenses, and other rare lenses. Also accessories, 35mm Rangefinder cameras and lenses, Medium and Large Format cameras, on my other Auctions, web page and eBay Store.