Vincent Pidone
25-Jul-2013, 16:03
I traded a guy for this, sight unseen. It arrived today.
I've included a picture of the scratch on the inside of the lens so you wouldn't all get envious.
Evidently it was attacked with an ice pick.
It says << Achromatic Lens >> and underneath "No.2"
The No.2 is cut off, as is the serial (?) number, suggesting that the lens barrel was engraved before being shortened to take the lens hood.
So it seems to be an achromatic landscape meniscus that will light up an 8x10 ground glass with fuzzy edges at a wide open f16.
Focal length is maybe 9 or 10 inches.
The aperture blades are probably some composite or plastic, they don't look to be metal.
Can anyone guess a maker or date for this?
Oh, for what it's worth, it was found in Europe.
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I've included a picture of the scratch on the inside of the lens so you wouldn't all get envious.
Evidently it was attacked with an ice pick.
It says << Achromatic Lens >> and underneath "No.2"
The No.2 is cut off, as is the serial (?) number, suggesting that the lens barrel was engraved before being shortened to take the lens hood.
So it seems to be an achromatic landscape meniscus that will light up an 8x10 ground glass with fuzzy edges at a wide open f16.
Focal length is maybe 9 or 10 inches.
The aperture blades are probably some composite or plastic, they don't look to be metal.
Can anyone guess a maker or date for this?
Oh, for what it's worth, it was found in Europe.
99305993069930799308