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Mentor Goltz & Breutmann Mentor Nachtreflex (Night Reflex) (f1.9)

The Mentor Nachtreflex (Night Reflex) is a German-made large-format SLR plate camera produced by Goltz & Breutmann of Dresden, designed for low-light photography with an unusually fast f1.9 lens. It dates to the early twentieth century and was positioned as a specialist tool for available-light and night work when most plate cameras of the era relied on much slower optics.

Auction hammer results for the f1.9 Nachtreflex are scarce, with the two recorded UK saleroom results ranging from £410 to £1,100 and a midpoint around £780. As of today the model trades thinly at auction level, so what a given example is worth and sells for depends heavily on completeness, the condition of the fast lens and shutter, and provenance; those are wholesale hammer levels rather than retail dealer prices.

Sales History

Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.

Date Price Source
May 2004 EUR 1,146 Leitz Auction
May 2000 £411 Christie's