Lot Essay
Kingslake describes the Voigtländer Zoomar lens as 'The first practical application of the five-lens zoom arrangement'. The lens was designed by Frank Back in 1958.
Details
VOIGTLÄNDER, Braunschweig
A 35mm. Bessamatic camera no. 55902 with a Voigtländer Zoomar f/2.8 36-82mm. lens no. 4985121 with Synchro-Compur shutter in maker's ever ready case; a Voigtländer Color-Skopar X f/2.8 50mm. lens no. 5042261, a Skoparex f/3.4 35mm. lens no. 4892761, a Super-Dynarex f/4 135mm. lens no. 5057706, in a fitted outfit case.
A 35mm. Bessamatic camera no. 55902 with a Voigtländer Zoomar f/2.8 36-82mm. lens no. 4985121 with Synchro-Compur shutter in maker's ever ready case; a Voigtländer Color-Skopar X f/2.8 50mm. lens no. 5042261, a Skoparex f/3.4 35mm. lens no. 4892761, a Super-Dynarex f/4 135mm. lens no. 5057706, in a fitted outfit case.
Literature
Kingslake (1989), A History of the Photographic Lens, p. 173-174.