lenser
11-Apr-2014, 10:50
The recent thread about Dallmever lenses sent me checking on some of my other brass beauties, one of which is engraved as a 3 J C Somerville, St Louis. Marked f stops range from f 8 to f44, but there are factory scribe marks on either end that seem to indicate that the actual range may be from f5.6 to f64. Serial number is #2873 and it is also engraved 8x10, presumably for the coverage. It is a barrel lens which requires a Packard style shutter.
So far, I can't find any other examples of this lens which leads me to guess it is rebranded from some other manufacturer.
Can anyone out there enlighten me? (Value is important, but history is much more so.)
Thanks.
Tim
So far, I can't find any other examples of this lens which leads me to guess it is rebranded from some other manufacturer.
Can anyone out there enlighten me? (Value is important, but history is much more so.)
Thanks.
Tim