Lot Essay
This lens was one of two prototype lenses delivered to Hasselblad in Gothenburg in 1964 from Carl Zeiss, Oberkochen. Unlike the production 40mm. lenses which were black this has a chrome section.
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CARL ZEISS, Jena
A Hasselblad-fit Distagon f/4 40mm. lens no. 10418914/1 with chrome focusing ring and shutter section, front and back caps and Hasselblad tan leather lens case.
A Hasselblad-fit Distagon f/4 40mm. lens no. 10418914/1 with chrome focusing ring and shutter section, front and back caps and Hasselblad tan leather lens case.
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