Brass lensesJanuary 6, 2021
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Unmarked Petzval lens app 11cm high
diameter of glass 4cm Height without hood 8cm, with hood 11cm. Focal lenght app 12cm, but no waterhouse stop slot. Flange missing. RoP defective. Good glass with some minor marks an internal dirt.Price: €150,00Unmarked Petzval lens app 11cm highJanuary 6, 2021
Carl Zeiss Jena Biotessar 1:2.8 f=13,5cm
Scarse Carl Zeiss lens in good condition considering it’s age. Lens only, no flange, no focus mechanism. Aperture ring turns smooth. Good optics. light internal dust. minor haze seen with flashlight only. few very faint marks to glass, fount upon close inspection only and not at all affecting images. Interesting .....Price: €400,00Carl Zeiss Jena Biotessar 1:2.8 f=13,5cmOctober 11, 2021- New!
Hugo Meyer Schnellarbeiter 1:3 / 13,5cm
The Hugo Meyer Schnellarbeiter is a Petzval type lens. Usually only found in longer focal lenght. Petzval lenses with such short focal lenght are very hard to find an are a great choice to adapt to more modern medium format cameras. The 135mm focal lenght will make an excellent portrait .....Price: €1.000,00Hugo Meyer Schnellarbeiter 1:3 / 13,5cmNovember 29, 2021 
Rapid Rectilinear 4×5 by London Stereoscopic. Black band lens
Nice little brass lens in good condition for it;s age. Few tiny marks on glass some internal dust. Comes with flange and 1 stop. App. 140Mm focal lenghtPrice: €100,00Rapid Rectilinear 4×5 by London Stereoscopic. Black band lensJanuary 6, 2021unmarked old PETZVAL formula brass lens, no flange
unmarked lens of 10,3cm height including hood, focuses fine, obvious signs of use to brass, also bit hazy and dusty inside (image quality should not be affected), with tiny cleaning marks to glassPrice: €100,00unmarked old PETZVAL formula brass lens, no flangeMarch 6, 2021Taylor Hobson Cooke lens, 4×5, Series II, 6 (?) inches
Vintage brass lens by Tylor Hobson, inscriptions are barely visible, it is probably 6 or 6.6 inches lens, Series II. Used, with some fungus and minor haze inside. Aperture is frozen. Some cleaning marks to glass.Price: €150,00Taylor Hobson Cooke lens, 4×5, Series II, 6 (?) inchesNovember 15, 2021
Darlot for Dubroni 16cm f/4 petzval lens
Dubroni built cameras but the lenses themselves where actually made by Darlot. the lens is marked Dubroni a Paris but the internal glass elements are signed by Darlot Paris. Height 10cm including hood. Appr 16cm focal lenght with F/4. In good condition considering it’s age. Some general wear and patina. .....Price: €400,00Darlot for Dubroni 16cm f/4 petzval lensMarch 6, 2021
Taylor-Hobson Cooke 6 3/8inch f/2.5 Series X
Hard to find fast large format lens by Cooke. Should cover around 4x5inch. Has some marks and paint loss to barrel. Good glass. Some internal dust and light haze and few light marks. The flange is frozen on the lens and so is the aperture ring. We are unable to .....Price: €1.000,00Taylor-Hobson Cooke 6 3/8inch f/2.5 Series XMarch 20, 2021
Voigtlander Petzval lens
Early Voigtlander petzval lens. Marked Voigtlander & Sohn in Wien und Braunsweig. Made appr. 1870. Lens height app 10,7cm. Glass diameter appr. 5,3cm. Focal lenght appr. 17,5cm. In good condition considering it’s age. But missing flange, stops and hood. Glass with few tiny marks and some internal dust. Focus smoothly.Price: €500,00Voigtlander Petzval lensJanuary 6, 2021
Metascope, Brass lens Internal shutter
An interesting brass lens as it has a simple internal shutter mechanism installed. Dated approximately 1890s. Shutter is a simple dial disk with just 1 time and T mode. Seem to work well. Has aperture installed. Turns from F/8. Rapid rectilinear design, a small lens of appr 51mm high.focal lenght .....Price: €200,00Metascope, Brass lens Internal shutterJanuary 6, 2021Carl Zeiss Jena Tele-Tessar 6.3 / 18cm lens in focus mount. A very interesting oldlens
barrel with obvious signs of use, some parts probably repainted (like namering that is blackened, barely readable), optics in nice condition for its age – scratch and fungus free, with very minor haze and a few small dust particles inside, aperture works smoothly (oil to blades) and so does focusingPrice: €250,00Carl Zeiss Jena Tele-Tessar 6.3 / 18cm lens in focus mount. A very interesting oldlensMarch 13, 2021
An early A. ROSS London Petzval lens 3.6 / 200mm
A very early Ross petzval lens, dated around 1855-1860. As seen more often with early Ross lenses the waterhouse stop slot was added later. The name inscription was cut out and repositioned on the barrel next to ste slot. In pretty good condition considering it’s age. Focal lenght appr. 200mm. .....Price: €500,00An early A. ROSS London Petzval lens 3.6 / 200mmJanuary 6, 2021
Steinheil Weitwinkel Aplanat 11mm
Focal lenght of appr 200mm. 11Mm front glass diameter. Nice small Wide angel lens by Steinheil. 4Elemtns design. Aperure turret turns smoothly. Good glass. Nice patina. Good condition considering it’s age. We can rate the lens 8 out of 10Price: €250,00Steinheil Weitwinkel Aplanat 11mmJanuary 6, 2021
Watkins Pinhole lens 6
Interesting Pinhole lens in good conditionPrice: €200,00Watkins Pinhole lens 6January 6, 2021
Ross Petzval lens
Height incl hood app 13cm, without hood app 97mm, diameter of front glass app 56mm. Focal lenght app 210mm. Good condition considering it’s age. Heavy patina. Clear glass with some minor marks. Few minor bumps in hood and back side. Rackonpinion stuck. Flange missingPrice: €500,00Ross Petzval lensJanuary 6, 2021
Chevalier, Photographe a Verres Combines
Important piece of optics history, 1840s lens. Niépce and Daguerre worked with Chevalier and first pictures ever made used his glass. Good condition considering it’s age, well preserved glass. with rack on pinion where two screws are missing, still smooth movement.. Portrait settings, the screw in Portrait stop is still .....Price: €3.000,00Chevalier, Photographe a Verres CombinesJanuary 6, 2021
Ross Cabinet lens No2
A large and fast Ross portrait lens. Petzval like formula. Appr. 1890s. Focal lenght appr. 250mm. Diameter of front glass appr. 80mm. Estimated f/3. It comes without flange or stops. It shares the flange size with the Ross Cabinet 3 which we also have, but sold in combination with the .....Price: €1.000,00Ross Cabinet lens No2January 6, 2021
Berthiot Eidoscope No3 1:4,5 / f=275mm
Considering it’s age the lens comes in a good condition with regular signs of use. Some paint loss on barrel. Some internal coating marks caused by previous fungus which has been removed. We can rate it 8 out of 10Price: €600,00Berthiot Eidoscope No3 1:4,5 / f=275mmJanuary 6, 2021
Hermagis Eidoscope f/5 No3, 275mm
The lens comes with good glass but worn condition as could be expected from a lens this age. Marks and scratches to lens housing. Flange is missing. This unit has an aperture installed. Rust on blades and 1 blade missing but aperture works. Glass with few small marks not of .....Price: €600,00Hermagis Eidoscope f/5 No3, 275mmJanuary 6, 2021
LW kranz Large and heavy Petzval lens
Height incl hood app 19cm. Diameter of front glass app 78mm. Back focal lenght app 20cm. Focal lenght app 28cm, but no slot for waterhouse stops rackonpinion defect. No flange. Good glass. History: Kranz was an opticien working for VoigtlPrice: €700,00LW kranz Large and heavy Petzval lensJanuary 6, 2021
Emil Busch Portrait Aplanat f.6 No3
Nice small portrait lens with focal lenght of appr. 280mm and should cover 5×7″. F6, with aperture, scale from 4 to 384. Comes with hood but no flange. Like rapid Rectilinear, two groups of two. minor balsam visible to edges. hood with bump. minor internal haze, else with excellent glass. .....Price: €300,00Emil Busch Portrait Aplanat f.6 No3October 18, 2021
Lerebours et Secretan, early and large Petzval lens
early Petzval-type lens in excellent condition considering it’s age. Probably around 1850. Approx. 30 cm focal length, height with lens hood 7 4/5 in., diameter of front optics 2.75 in., lens diameter 4 in., version with 3 washer stops, rack-and-pinion focusing (working well)Price: €2.000,00Lerebours et Secretan, early and large Petzval lensJanuary 6, 2021
Ross Rapid symmetrical 12×10 old brass lens
Old Ross lens with heavy patina in housing. Glass is good. Some internal dust. Stops and flange missing.Price: €200,00Ross Rapid symmetrical 12×10 old brass lensJanuary 6, 2021
Goerz Dagor 300mm 6.8 Serie III Dopp.Anastigmat
Lens shows regular signs of use. Shutter not working properlyPrice: €400,00Goerz Dagor 300mm 6.8 Serie III Dopp.AnastigmatJanuary 6, 2021
Dallmeyer 2A patent, pair of two, 350mm
Two copies of the rare Dallmeyer 2A lens arrived from two different sources (and countires) into my shop. The serial numbers are not censecutive, but there is only one missing in between. Being 52711+52713 it is a very close match. Quite incredible these two ‘Brothers’ arrived in my shop within .....Price: €4.000,00Dallmeyer 2A patent, pair of two, 350mmJanuary 6, 2021
