Everybody knows and most love the Heliar lenses. They are known as one of the best portrait lenses out there. The standard Heliar will have a starting aperture of F4.5, but there are very few and elusive Heliars which were made with a starting aperture of F3.5. They offer even a thinner DOF then the standard version, and more room for selective work. This is one of those rare F3.5 Heliars out there.

It lens has a focal lenght of 165mm and will work best with 4x5 and 5x7 formats.

Condition: The metall is in a absolute nice condition, there is almost no wear to the housing and the black laquere is in a good condition The glass is in good condition also. The aperture is working smoothly.

Interestingly this lens comes in a Helicoid housing, which can be moved forth and back by turning. This might be an interesting tool for campact box cameras without a fine focus or with short bellows extension.

Lens comes with a flange/mounting ring.



height: 5cm
width: 6cm
weight: 500gr

Insured and tracked shipping cost:

Germany - 10 eur
EU* - 30 eur
Worldwide - 80 eur

*(the site offers only 2 shipping variations, DE and worldwide. buyers from EU please either contact me beforehand for a reduced EU cost, or after buying so i can send a refund over the difference)

Importent Note: This item comes from my private collection and is around 100 years old (antique). I try my best to describe all the faults and major damage which are relevant for the function of this item. But the actuall item can show signs of wear and also some cosmetic blemishes/damage which is not described in the auction text! When buying this item the buyer agrees to this terms.