Taylor Hobson 13 inch f/4.5 Anastigmat Series 2 Soft Focus, no flange, for $1,611 (360841057814)
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Taylor Hobson 13 inch f/4.5 Anastigmat Series 2 Soft Focus, no flange, for $1,611 (360841057814)
I always wonder what happens next with brand name lenses without glass ?
Karl Struss 9" (#718) pictorial lens housing without Glass was offered for $199 (271384491861)
Listing was closed and same article was sold BIN for $500 (271386086416) hours later. Steep if one considers there was no glass in the tube ... but it comes with a flange !
I believe this is the highest serial number I've seen on a Struss lens.
G.Rodenstock munchen soft focus lens 220mm f4 Germany 5*7 inch, no flange, for $599 (201024509235) ... anyone know anything about this specific soft focus implementation ?
Rudi, you would do the community a great service if you keep track of that serial number. My first thought was someone will buy that thing and grind the edges of a magnifying glass lens, a 1F99 and drop it in and sell it to some poor un-suspecting person. When you post this sale on the page, note: missing glass and the serial number so those in the know will have a fighting chance when it re-appears in 18 months.
If appears in Ibey also we can bid for.......USD 14200.-:rolleyes:
I don't know about this soft focus Rodenstock but would suggest the following:
- it is a rebadged Mutar.
- it is triplet design without adjustment other than aperture influence.
- sold for export market when German/Germany association was not a help for exports (1914 - late 1920's).
- sold in very low numbers.
I suppose a sceptic would say that making an achromat (with some home-grown modifications) mirrors very well the original Karl Struss/P&S production!?
Steven, the Struss lens was actually a fairly thin meniscus. The P&S semi-achromatic was really just a thick achromat, like an old landscape lens, which was supposed to have been hand ground to achieve its exaggerated aberrations. That bit of trivia aside, you ate pretty much on the money, though. Very simple lens designs; the key to their success, optically, was in fine tuning the aberrations to achieve a very unique look. Rudi, there are higher number Stuss lenses out there that have a more modern iris design - the entire ring rotates, as opposed to just the little knob. As far as the old school irises go, this one was the highest serial number I have seen. I agree with Jim completely, btw, this little barrel could be a time bomb for an unsuspecting buyer in the future.
So the details will live forever, for keyword searchers;
Karl Struss Pictorial 9 In 718, that is serial number 718 is missing it's glass. Sold on ebay 28 January, 2014 by seller jcam222211.
If it comes up for sale again with glass in it, it is not original.
Rudi and Dan, can you note that on your website listing of sales? The more places the better.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3687/1...f1b7f3a1_b.jpg
seems like one sold a couple years ago for not much without glass. Or it could have been a spencer port-land, I don't remember. It's a fair price for parts if anyone is repairing/restoring such a lens too.
Its the finest paperweight / pen holder that I have ever seen!