Steve Goldstein
22-Dec-2014, 15:48
I picked this up for next to nothing, in its original box. It has beautiful rainbow-colored separation in both front and rear cells. The Synchro-Compur 0 runs a bit slow.
It's marked Calumet Caltar Type S - 150mm, 150mm, f/5.6, in a Synchro Compur size 0 shutter. Its serial number is 6306253. The caps are 70mm front (67mm filter thread), 42mm rear. It's not marked as a convertible lens, there's just one aperture scale indicated.
The physical dimensions don't match any of the Schneider literature I've got for old Symmar or Symmar-S lenses, but the box is marked "Made is West Germany". I'm guessing it must be a mid-60s original Rodenstock Sironar, which I seem to recall are prone to separation. Can anyone confirm or refute my guess? Any comments as to its optical merits or lack thereof?
I plan to use it as my learning vehicle for recementing. Some day....
It's marked Calumet Caltar Type S - 150mm, 150mm, f/5.6, in a Synchro Compur size 0 shutter. Its serial number is 6306253. The caps are 70mm front (67mm filter thread), 42mm rear. It's not marked as a convertible lens, there's just one aperture scale indicated.
The physical dimensions don't match any of the Schneider literature I've got for old Symmar or Symmar-S lenses, but the box is marked "Made is West Germany". I'm guessing it must be a mid-60s original Rodenstock Sironar, which I seem to recall are prone to separation. Can anyone confirm or refute my guess? Any comments as to its optical merits or lack thereof?
I plan to use it as my learning vehicle for recementing. Some day....