Very good condition lens and camera. Tested with film.

Very few cleaning marks.. extremely clear with a central light circle of haze ..as well as more slightly to the edges.. light enough to have little effect on images.. but can be cleaned if deemed essential. Tested with film the image at f1.8 is soft but sharp with dream like colours and tone transitions.. and yet realistic. See the thumbnail image.. the very last (portrait) image.

Although in 1937 clearly advanced the camera includes more antiquated details ..so for example there is only one shutter speed.. exposure being controlled by a gap between the shutter curtains. This speed may need adjusting or retensioning but works well at present. It is most definitely slow so an exposure adjustment (so many stops) has to be made and works well. The speed should be addressed in a service. The shutter curtains also occasionally stall. All akin to the Ernemann Ermanox.. a camera with a likewise formidable optics (but which included various options for retensioning..).. so in short the technology is of a certain era.

Beautiful almost flawless camera body cosmtically and as new inside. The clockwork mechanics including the frame count all function.

Unique rare combination. Very few made.

I have a pdf of the original sales details stating justifiably proudly.. a rangefinder circa 1932 made in Britain with automatic wind on. Magnified single focusing rangefinder. Made from hiduminium (an alloy developed for use in Rolls Royce engines!) and covered in fine grain Persian leather.

Since 2003 prices of the Xpress versions have increased over 50 fold due to the nature of those spectacular lenses and their extreme rarity.

The lens unscrews and is just a range wider than L39 diameter.. screw mount.

I have a separate mount (which includes an infinity stop post) for screwing the lens to a lens board.