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Kevin J. Kolosky
17-Jun-2011, 09:08
Can someone tell me what this lens is. There are some numbers for aperture settings, but thats about it. Does it have any value?

Sirius Glass
17-Jun-2011, 09:48
Obviously a worthless piece of junk! Send it to me and I will dispose of it properly.

Steve

Kevin J. Kolosky
17-Jun-2011, 10:03
If its worthless I can just as easily throw it in the trash here.

Leigh
17-Jun-2011, 10:20
Sirius was being facetious, not serious.

- Leigh

IanG
17-Jun-2011, 10:28
Depends on the size/focal length. It's most likely an RR - Rapid Rectilinear basically a simple symmetrical lens with a pair of elements each end. There were a vast number of un-named lens of this type. so it's not worth a fortune, it was the standard lens type of the 1880 to late 1890;s and beyond before better designs like the Dagor & Tessar came along.

Typically £30-£40 in the UK sometimes more ($50-$65). But you can find them for less.

Ian

Richard Rankin
17-Jun-2011, 10:42
It's a pretty common design and a common look. Without a 'big name' on it like Ross, Dallmeyer, etc it wouldn't be worth much.

There's no scale to the photo so it's difficult to tell how large it is or what the focal length might be, but if it is longer than, or way shorter than 200mm or so, I would think you'd get more than $50 US for it.

You can check the focal length on a camera, of course, but it is easiest to measure the iris diameter at f8 and multiply by 8.

Kevin J. Kolosky
17-Jun-2011, 12:35
if someone wants to play with it for $50 they can have it. I will list it on the classifieds.

IanG
17-Jun-2011, 13:01
Just to put it in perspective I can buy a Goerz RR 8" f8 from a reputable dealer's for £25/$40.43 and it's in reasonable condition but like yours no flange but they sting a bit on postage and packing.

It indicates though that $50 is a reasonable & fair price.

Ian