alec4444
16-Oct-2008, 20:53
Hey All,
I'm a sucker for pretty things, which is partly why I ended up with some of the heaviest large format cameras one can buy. This week, though, it led to my purchase of a beautiful brass lens called "The Wizard" in a shutter constructed by the Manhattan Optical Company of New York. The shutter worked, the flange was present, it gleamed...and who could resist a lens called "The Wizard"?? Had to have it.
I got it. :D
Everything is lovely, and it seems to cover my 5x7 (though it was a little tough to verify in my poorly lit living room. Aperture markings from f8 to f64. Focal length is somewhere around 6" or so. Have a look at the pic - can anyone tell me more about this lens - when it was made, who made it, what camera it may have come from, why it might be called "The Wizard"?
Thanks!
--A
I'm a sucker for pretty things, which is partly why I ended up with some of the heaviest large format cameras one can buy. This week, though, it led to my purchase of a beautiful brass lens called "The Wizard" in a shutter constructed by the Manhattan Optical Company of New York. The shutter worked, the flange was present, it gleamed...and who could resist a lens called "The Wizard"?? Had to have it.
I got it. :D
Everything is lovely, and it seems to cover my 5x7 (though it was a little tough to verify in my poorly lit living room. Aperture markings from f8 to f64. Focal length is somewhere around 6" or so. Have a look at the pic - can anyone tell me more about this lens - when it was made, who made it, what camera it may have come from, why it might be called "The Wizard"?
Thanks!
--A