View Full Version : Dallmeyer 2B would you polish?
goamules
22-Jun-2016, 09:43
This one should sell cheaply, on ebay now. I'd be OK polishing off the "patina" on this one.
http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/rIwAAOSwzJ5XYVGI/s-l1600.jpg
Jim Fitzgerald
22-Jun-2016, 10:04
Damn! What a shame that someone would let this beauty get to this state. Absolutely some love needed.
Amazingly poor shape, and it's up to $227 USD too !
I'd be worried about the corrosion eating thru if the auctions description is correct in saying that it's aluminum.
Peter Gomena
22-Jun-2016, 11:26
Leave the patina. That lens served on the Titanic and is worth a fortune.
if the glass was okay..I wouldn't care how the outsides looked..I might even paint it..like Olive drab or something..or orange
Jac@stafford.net
22-Jun-2016, 11:41
I night strip all the remaining paint, clean the body, paint it with zinc (very thin spray) and leave it be or paint it black.
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EdSawyer
22-Jun-2016, 13:43
It is obviously aluminum.
goamules
22-Jun-2016, 13:53
Nothing a good sandblasting won't fix. If you could ever unscrew the elements, which are surely fused.
brandon13
22-Jun-2016, 16:58
Nothing a good sandblasting won't fix. If you could ever unscrew the elements, which are surely fused.
Yes even if the glass was cleanable I don't see anyway of unscrewing it. not worth anything IMO.
Great example of item in excessive entropy state... Great for a zombie movie prop... Don't bother trying to restore, it is in rare condition as it is... :-)
Steve K
Mark Sawyer
22-Jun-2016, 17:52
A little Bondo and a coat of candy-apple red paint and it's as good as new!
Chris7521
22-Jun-2016, 19:19
Yes even if the glass was cleanable I don't see anyway of unscrewing it. not worth anything IMO.
I'm with you there. Look like it's off the Titanic 😂
brandon13
22-Jun-2016, 21:39
I am not even sure if someone said, "If you can clean this glass and get this lens back into useable condition, then you can have it." that I would take on the challenge. Looks like a nightmare of a project.
EdSawyer
23-Jun-2016, 06:06
for free I'd give it a try. The hood looks the worst, the rest could be salvaged somehow.
goamules
23-Jun-2016, 07:42
A toilet paper tube makes a handy lens barrel replacement.
Jac@stafford.net
23-Jun-2016, 08:12
Yes even if the glass was cleanable I don't see anyway of unscrewing it. not worth anything IMO.
PB Blaster! It will not hurt the glass.
Steven Tribe
23-Jun-2016, 08:57
It is obviously aluminum.
Correction! It used to be aluminium! There appear to be a couple of different alloys involved, but all rapidly becoming a collection of metal oxides etc. The knob has a dramatic corrosion fracture. Perhaps, the barrel parts are a better alloy?
Metal salts do damage glass surfaces too.
Really strange... on another listing there is camera with 2B in very good condidion for 645$. Repeat camera WITH 2B in good condidtion for 645$. I observe this listing for 3 months noone is interested... for this one eated lens 400$....
anachromatic
24-Jun-2016, 01:14
Correction! It used to be aluminium! There appear to be a couple of different alloys involved, but all rapidly becoming a collection of metal oxides etc. The knob has a dramatic corrosion fracture. Perhaps, the barrel parts are a better alloy?
Metal salts do damage glass surfaces too.
I think it could be an alloy known as zamak, like some early Heliars or Busch Nicola Perscheid.....
Mark Sawyer
24-Jun-2016, 13:12
I think it could be an alloy known as zamak, like some early Heliars or Busch Nicola Perscheid.....
It's possible, but it would have to be a pretty late 2B. Zamak was first made in 1929, and took a few years to reach Europe. Also, Zamak is known for its corrosion resistance...
It's possible, but it would have to be a pretty late 2B. Zamak was first made in 1929, and took a few years to reach Europe. Also, Zamak is known for its corrosion resistance...
and for zinc pest (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc_pest)
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