Anyone Has Info On Bohmke Lenses?

[Richard K.]

Picked up a very nice RR by Bohmke, Braunschweig but I can't find any reference to this company in the VC or elsewhere. The lens may be re-badged Voigtlander Euryscop. Anyone know anything about this company?

[Steven Tribe]

Check the search here for a thread from last year. Böhmke was an ex-employee of Voigtländer at Braunschweig who started up for himself for a few years until apparently tied up by legal action from his old employers. Very attractive objectives with engraving very like Voidtländer's style. Probably a true copy of what he was making before - that is, Eurscope.

[Richard K.]

Check the search here for a thread from last year. Böhmke was an ex-employee of Voigtländer at Braunschweig who started up for himself for a few years until apparently tied up by legal action from his old employers. Very attractive objectives with engraving very like Voidtländer's style. Probably a true copy of what he was making before - that is, Eurscope.

Very interesting...! Thanks Steven, I'll see if I can find that thread. Any idea of when this was?

[Steven Tribe]

You will have to search under Brohmke (sic) or Böhmke (with the german umlaut). December 2009.

[Jon Wilson]

Here you are Richard. I find the lens very similar to the Voightlander lens. http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?t=56647

Jon