Second World War Leitz lens clearly a £70 bargain
Bought recently for just £70 in a job lot, this German military-issue Leitz lens below sold for £5500 in Special Auction Services (17.5 buyer’s premium) Photographica sale on March 13. The Hektor 13.5cm f/4.5 lens, offered with an estimate of £4000-6000, sold to the European trade.
Hugo Marsh, director at SAS, said: “These telephoto lenses were only made in small numbers in this…