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Lot 559:
Description
This lot comprises a specialised industrial or scientific optical assembly featuring an integrated 35mm format camera lens. The lens component is a Pentacon Prakticar 50mm f/1.8 MC (Multi-Coated) prime lens, manufactured in East Germany. Identifying marks on the front ring include Pentacon, MC, f=50mm, 1:1.8, and Prakticar. The lens barrel features a focus ring with distance markings in metres, including visible increments from 0.45 to 2.25. The lens is integrated into a heavy-duty cylindrical metal housing with a black textured crinkle-paint finish. This housing incorporates a brass-coloured spacer ring and a secondary adjustment knob on the side for internal positioning. The assembly terminates in a three-point circular mounting flange for attachment to laboratory or industrial equipment, followed by a chrome-finished cylindrical rear tube.
Total Length: Approximately 175mm.