$900 for a 4.4 oz. Rodenstock Apo Grandagon Helical Focus Mount!

[Andre Noble]

Sanchi, I do not have the lenses I mentioned yet, but will soon within a month or two.

A good friend of mine is selling me his mint++ Apo Grandagon 45 and 65 Grandagon N lenses for $1,000 USD each.

$1,000 USD is also what you can expect to pay on Ebay for mint Schneider ultrawides lenses of the same focal lengths.

But of course, I trust my friend first and foremost cause I can inspect the lenses beforehand.

Also, thanks for the link to Silvestri and Linhof. It seems to suggest that for appx $800 USD they will take lens and mount focusing helical AND Silvetri bayonet. That could be worth while.

[Bob Salomon]

"H. P." apparently stands for Horrendous Prices.

No, you apparently have confused us with someone else. Maybe you buy ink for HP printers?
Our HP were the initials of our founder, Herbert Peerschke.
HP Marketing Corp was a much easier name then Herbert Peerschke Marketing corp or Peerschke Marketing Corp or even just Herbert Marketing Corp.

Peerschke was President of Zeiss Ikon Voigtlander USA and when they decided to leave the photo industry Peerschke bought the inventory and started HP Marketing Corp.

[sanchi heuser]

Sanchi, I do not have the lenses I mentioned yet, but will soon within a month or two.

A good friend of mine is selling me his mint++ Apo Grandagon 45 and 65 Grandagon N lenses for $1,000 USD each.

$1,000 USD is also what you can expect to pay on Ebay for mint Schneider ultrawides lenses of the same focal lengths.

But of course, I trust my friend first and foremost cause I can inspect the lenses beforehand.

Also, thanks for the link to Silvestri and Linhof. It seems to suggest that for appx $800 USD they will take lens and mount focusing helical AND Silvetri bayonet. That could be worth while.

Yes,
I can understand that.
Anyhow, will not be cheap in the end.

If you go with that offer from Linhof Studio, don't forget to avoid the
custom fees and import tax when you send lenses to Europe, maybe you can use a ATA carnet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATA_Carnet

[Phil Hudson]

I put together a Silvestri system some time ago (I no longer have it). For my use it was worth having Silvestri put the lenses in a focusing mount and their bayonet for me, despite the price. The bayonet mount is machined differently for each lens so it is guaranteed to give the correct flange focal spacing when you use the extension rings on the back. Otherwise you risk going to considerable time and expense and it not give 100% performance.

Just my experience, YMMV!

[Asher Kelman]

André,

I've the same problem with my 90210 address. Prices double!, LOL!

Does anyone have experience with the Chinese made helical mounts. They're considerably cheaper. I have an offer of mounting a lens in a German helical mount, (i.e. Rodestock of Schneider) for $600 and a Chinese sourced mount for $450. Both seem expensive. This is for my Globuscope camera with the 65 mm lens. It's an excellent optic but push-pull focus. (I also have a second Globuscope camera with no lens and was thinking of putting in a 90mm lens and helical mount.

Asher

[Asher Kelman]

Andre,

I ordered a Schneider helical focusing mount from B&H 2 weeks ago and they have no idea of expected arrival. could be a month or more.


They didn't find info on the Grandagon 65mm mount to order in its place. I did find this new item,

NEW ARRIVAL: Rodenstock HELICAL FOCUSING MNT 65 APO GRANDAGON Price: $893.95

This is certainly a better bargain than $900 for the helical mount alone. However, I cannot find information anywhere on the specifics of the lens, not at Rodenstock or anywhere else.

Asher

Sanchi, I do not have the lenses I mentioned yet, but will soon within a month or two.

A good friend of mine is selling me his mint++ Apo Grandagon 45 and 65 Grandagon N lenses for $1,000 USD each.

$1,000 USD is also what you can expect to pay on Ebay for mint Schneider ultrawides lenses of the same focal lengths.

But of course, I trust my friend first and foremost cause I can inspect the lenses beforehand.

Also, thanks for the link to Silvestri and Linhof. It seems to suggest that for appx $800 USD they will take lens and mount focusing helical AND Silvetri bayonet. That could be worth while.

[Oren Grad]

I did find this new item,

NEW ARRIVAL: Rodenstock HELICAL FOCUSING MNT 65 APO GRANDAGON Price: $893.95

This is certainly a better bargain than $900 for the helical mount alone. However, I cannot find information anywhere on the specifics of the lens, not at Rodenstock or anywhere else.

Asher, if you call B&H I think you will find that the reference to a 65 "Apo Grandagon" is a typo, and that the price and the cited manufacturer's product number refer to the focus mount alone.

[cdholden]

André,

I've the same problem with my 90210 address. Prices double!, LOL!

Does anyone have experience with the Chinese made helical mounts. They're considerably cheaper. I have an offer of mounting a lens in a German helical mount, (i.e. Rodestock of Schneider) for $600 and a Chinese sourced mount for $450. Both seem expensive. This is for my Globuscope camera with the 65 mm lens. It's an excellent optic but push-pull focus. (I also have a second Globuscope camera with no lens and was thinking of putting in a 90mm lens and helical mount.

Asher

Asher,
I'm working on a similar plan for mine. I got a 65/5.6 Super Angulon in helical mount for one. I'm looking for a 90mm in helical mount for another. I have a third body also, but still bouncing a few ideas around about what to do with it.

Chris

[Asher Kelman]

Oren,

That makes sense that it's a typo. After all, two specialists had no idea about it and there are no specs, LOL,

Asher

[Asher Kelman]

Asher,
I'm working on a similar plan for mine. I got a 65/5.6 Super Angulon in helical mount for one. I'm looking for a 90mm in helical mount for another. I have a third body also, but still bouncing a few ideas around about what to do with it.

Chris

Chris,

So how much do you have in each thus far? Have you done this at S.K. Grimes. They have one of my Globuscope cameras with no lens, but so far it's just sitting.

I'm trying to get a helical mount for the 65 mm lens that came with my second body. I think it will be possible to focus by the scale at f 8-11 this way.

Asher