Angenieux Type M1 · 50mm f/0.95

{"overview":"The Angenieux 50mm f\/0.95 Type M1 is an ultra-fast standard prime from the French optical maker, designed in the era when sub-f\/1.0 normal lenses were pushed to their limits for low-light and cine-adjacent work. As a Type M1 it sits among Angenieux's specialist fast fifties, and remains a collector-oriented piece rather than a general-purpose user lens.","market_narrative":"Auction data for this reference is extremely thin: the only recorded UK saleroom result we have is a single hammer price of £400 in May 2006, so any sense of current value, price or what the lens sells for today in 2026 should be treated as indicative rather than definitive. Because that figure is a wholesale auction-hammer result rather than a dealer or retail asking price, clean, fungus-free examples in the present market would typically be worth meaningfully more, particularly given how rarely the Type M1 appears at auction.","buying_guide":"Given the age and rarity, inspect carefully for fungus and haze in the front and rear groups, oil migration onto the aperture blades, hairline coating scratches, and any sign of element separation around cemented groups. Confirm the focus helicoid turns smoothly without stiffness or stickiness, check the iris snaps cleanly across its range, and verify the mount and engravings match a genuine Type M1 rather than a relabelled or modified variant.","specs":"Recorded specifications are limited to a 50mm focal length and an f\/0.95 maximum aperture in the Type M1 designation; no further verified optical or mechanical data is provided in the source material.","faq":[{"q":"What is an Angenieux 50mm f\/0.95 Type M1 worth today?","a":"With only one verified UK auction hammer of £400 from 2006 on file, a precise current value cannot be stated, but that figure is a useful historical floor for a wholesale saleroom result on this rare Type M1."},{"q":"How much does an Angenieux 50mm f\/0.95 Type M1 sell for at auction?","a":"The single recorded sale in our data sells for £400 at hammer in 2006; given the limited sample, current saleroom prices depend heavily on condition, completeness and bidder competition on the day."},{"q":"Why is the price data so limited?","a":"The Type M1 rarely surfaces at public UK auction, so there is not enough sales history to build a reliable median or range, and the confidence in any quoted value is correspondingly low."}],"confidence":25,"reasoning":"Only one sales record from 2006 and no SPECS or variant facts were provided, so confidence is well below 50."}