Looking for any info on this lens, for curiosities sake.
Goerz Dagor S/N 396151 (same number front and back)
Other info on the front ring:
f 7.7 FOCUS 19"
I am guessing that this is made in the US, since the focal length isn't in MM. One of a number of old lenses aquired when I took over an old studio. Thanks for any information!
Nice find! Loads of coverage & highly valued by 8x10, 11x14 & even 12x20 guys. Goerz serial numbers/date are listed in the LF Homepage you can access by clicking the blue banner at the top of this page.
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A picture is worth a thousand words...
A 19" f:7.7 Dagor is a nice lens. It should also have more writing, like "Series III NoX" etc.
Cheers, Steve
Not neccesarily, they were marked just as the OP described up to 750,000~Originally Posted by Steve Hamley
Nice find!
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In a shutter or a barrel lens? Pictures are nice to include, if only to induce drooling...
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My (pre WWI) 14" Dagor is serial number 220,xxx and reads; "SERIES III No 7 FOCUS 14 IN." then further around the rim; "GOERZ DAGOR F 7.7"
Garrett
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Yep. I have 3 or 4 marked like that. But in the range of the OP's number and up, they were marked as he described. No "Series III", no "No ?". They sometimes had the patent # as well, up to about 235,000 or so. Yours should have the patent # if it is 220xxx.
One man's Mede is another man's Persian.
Oh, from that number UP...I get it now. Yeah, mine has a serial number and a Pat. No. in between the other, alphabetic text.
Garrett
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The real value of a 19" Dagor is the enormous coverage, up to 20X24 inches (not cm). See post #6 here: http://www.largeformatphotography.in...ght=20x24+lens
Of course it would be quite usable on any of the "smaller" formats - 11X14, 12X20, 14X17. I would imagine there are ultra-LF guys out there who would love to buy or trade for your lens. 19" Dagors do sell on eBay now and then. I seem to remember a Berlin barrel one within the last few months, but I don't recall the selling price. I suspect around $500 US. It was a really old one, and may have had some issues with the glass. I would think an American 19" in decent condition should sell for a minimum of $600, probably more. I imagine there are online dealers asking 2 or 3 times that price, if they have a 19" in stock. APUG has an ultra-LF forum: http://www.apug.org/forums/forum187/ Searching there may bring up more information.
Goerz still showed the 19" FL in their 1951 catalog, but I wonder what year they actually made the last one?
Len
one recently sold here on the forum:
http://www.largeformatphotography.in...ighlight=dagor
The second item is a 19" f/7.7 Goerz Dagor in a Compound shutter. This is a pretty rare lens in this focal length. I'd buy it if I hadn't recently sold my 14x17 camera. The slow speeds are off, so the shutter should get a CLA to work properly. The glass is in great shape. This lens will cover just about anything! Asking price is $1,800.
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