Brass lensesJune 7, 2022
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an old PLAUBEL brass lens, tiny
Price: €41,60This tiny lens comes screwed to additional mount ring / adapter. The lens has approx. 32mm screw mount while flange / adapter is approx. 39mm. The lens is dirty, hazy and bit fungused inside, with working aperture ranging from f/9 to f/13. Tubus extends and contracts (focusing perhaps), but the .....an old PLAUBEL brass lens, tinyJune 7, 2022
Unmarked Petzval lens app 11cm high
Price: €150,00diameter 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.Unmarked Petzval lens app 11cm highJanuary 6, 2021
Hugo Meyer Schnellarbeiter 1:3 / 13,5cm
Price: €1.000,00The 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 .....Hugo Meyer Schnellarbeiter 1:3 / 13,5cmNovember 29, 2021
Carl Zeiss Jena Biotessar 1:2.8 f=13,5cm
Price: €400,00Scarse 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 .....Carl Zeiss Jena Biotessar 1:2.8 f=13,5cmOctober 11, 2021
Rapid Rectilinear 4×5 by London Stereoscopic. Black band lens
Price: €100,00Nice 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 lenghtRapid Rectilinear 4×5 by London Stereoscopic. Black band lensJanuary 6, 2021Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 6.3 / 15cm + front group of Sonnar Anastigmat 10,5cm
Price: €40,00Both lenses are hazy and bit dusty, with some cleaning marks to glass and obvious signs of use to brass parts. Tessar with good aperture and bump to filter thread.Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 6.3 / 15cm + front group of Sonnar Anastigmat 10,5cmJune 7, 2022Taylor Hobson Cooke lens, 4×5, Series II, 6 (?) inches
Price: €120,00Vintage 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.Taylor Hobson Cooke lens, 4×5, Series II, 6 (?) inchesNovember 15, 2021
Darlot for Dubroni 16cm f/4 petzval lens
Price: €400,00Dubroni 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. .....Darlot for Dubroni 16cm f/4 petzval lensMarch 6, 2021
Taylor-Hobson Cooke 6 3/8inch f/2.5 Series X
Price: €1.000,00Hard 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 .....Taylor-Hobson Cooke 6 3/8inch f/2.5 Series XMarch 20, 2021
Voigtlander Petzval lens
Price: €500,00Early 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.Voigtlander Petzval lensJanuary 6, 2021
Metascope, Brass lens Internal shutter
Price: €200,00An 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 .....Metascope, Brass lens Internal shutterJanuary 6, 2021Julien de Clercq, Gand, double anastigmat Stenar JDC 4.5 / 180mm
Price: €44,00Vintage brass lens with deteriorated glass, rather not usable (perhaps polishing would help), hazy and with paint losses to metal parts. Few small dents to filter ring. A piece of history, though.Julien de Clercq, Gand, double anastigmat Stenar JDC 4.5 / 180mmApril 5, 2022
Watkins Pinhole lens 6
Price: €200,00Interesting Pinhole lens in good conditionWatkins Pinhole lens 6January 6, 2021
Ross Petzval lens
Price: €500,00Height 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 missingRoss Petzval lensJanuary 6, 2021
Chevalier, Photographe a Verres Combines
Price: €3.000,00Important 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 .....Chevalier, Photographe a Verres CombinesJanuary 6, 2021Jos Schneider & co Xenar 4.5 / 24cm lens on wooden lens board
Price: €120,00The lens comes in used condition, with some paint losses and brassing to barrel. Optics with minor cleaning marks and a bit hazy / dusty inside, but with no scratches or fungus. Aperture is a bit patinized, but fully functional.Jos Schneider & co Xenar 4.5 / 24cm lens on wooden lens boardApril 26, 2022
Berthiot Eidoscope No3 1:4,5 / f=275mm
Price: €600,00Considering 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 10Berthiot Eidoscope No3 1:4,5 / f=275mmJanuary 6, 2021
Hermagis Eidoscope f/5 No3, 275mm
Price: €600,00The 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 .....Hermagis Eidoscope f/5 No3, 275mmJanuary 6, 2021
Emil Busch Portrait Aplanat f.6 No3
Price: €300,00Nice 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. .....Emil Busch Portrait Aplanat f.6 No3October 18, 2021RESERVED: Lerebours et Secretan, early and large Petzval lens
Price: €1.800,00early Petzval-type lens in excellent condition considering it’s age! Probably around 1850. Approx. f=30cm focal length Diameter of front lens: 8cm Length of lens without hood: 16cm Length of lens with hood: 20cm Version with 3 washer stops, rack-and-pinion focusing (working well)RESERVED: Lerebours et Secretan, early and large Petzval lensJanuary 6, 2021
Ross Rapid symmetrical 12×10 old brass lens
Price: €200,00Old Ross lens with heavy patina in housing. Glass is good. Some internal dust. Stops and flange missing.Ross Rapid symmetrical 12×10 old brass lensJanuary 6, 2021
Goerz Dagor 300mm 6.8 Serie III Dopp.Anastigmat
Price: €400,00Lens shows regular signs of use. Shutter not working properlyGoerz Dagor 300mm 6.8 Serie III Dopp.AnastigmatJanuary 6, 2021
