I have a 5 3/8" one made in 1912, stunningly good for such an old and simple lens.
I have a 5 3/8" one made in 1912, stunningly good for such an old and simple lens.
Roger
it is a 7 inch one. See the link of pictures:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151190400537...84.m1439.l2649
Got a 13" one in a Betax on the 5x7. Happy Happy Happy
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
The postman left this on the door today, I've been anxiously awaiting it. I'm a sucker for Volute shutters, especially since they usually had the top of the line lenses in them. I don't buy a lot of Cooke lenses, now that their portrait versions are selling in the multi thousand dollar range. Yet I do love the workmanship and quality of all their products, even some of the sleepers like this one.
Cooke Anastigmat Series II
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Garrett
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Lensvy = Lens Envy or something like that. Nice one Garrett! That's a beaut in that Volute! ;-)
Thanks Will, even if it had just a common lens, I would have wanted it for that Volute. I just put it on my 8x10, and it covers easily. So that was a surprise.
Garrett
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Yes, it is surprising. I have a Cooke marked 8" f/4.5, Series II, 5x7. And that's just what it is. At one time I had tried to use it on 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 and it definitely did NOT cover, having a very sharp cutoff. Mine is in a barrel. Still a pretty lens. But a shutter would make it a lot easier to use. And a Packard just isn't as pretty as a Volute.
It's time I used mine , I have 4 TT&H Cooke Series II lenses, ideally I should get another flange and use my 6½" on one of my Speed Graphics, or fix the 5x4 Marion Soho Reflex. The other 3 are all 5¾", one's a T-P Cooke Anastigmat, the other two Cooke-Luxor Anasigmat, all 4 are in excellent optical condition. The 5¾" does cover 5x4.
I'm impressed with Richardman's images so thank you Garrett for resurrecting this thread
Ian
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