A Sensational Discovery: the Unique Zeiss Triplet 12.5/1,500 mm

Zeiss, Dresden, Serial no. 2566443, manufactured on 18.10.1939. Weight: 13 kg, min. length 1.5 meters, max. length 2 meters. Long believed to have been lost, this unique piece was employed by the German armed forces for observation and photographic documentation of British marine and military manoeuvres from the other side of the Channel in 1941. The lens was originally used with a Contax II reflex housing and then after the war adapted for a medium-format Hasselblad camera and used by a wildlife photographer until the late 1950s/early 1960s. This Hasselblad-mount remains with the lens. A most impressive lens and a unique historic document for a museum, military oder Zeiss collector.

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)