Hugo-Meyer: Is this any good ?

[gliderbee]

I have a lens here that has these inscriptions:

Hugo Meyer & Co - Goerlitz N° 298358
Atelier-Schnellarbeiter 1:3 F=270mm

Aperture is working smoothly. This lens has about 21 aperture blades (it's not easy to not loose count, so I'm not 100% sure; it might be 20, it might be 22), forming a near perfect circle.
The glass looks quite good; it's not perfect: there are some specs of dust, etc .. but nothing dramatic.
I never used the lens myself: it's too big for my cameras: it's 1777 grams (about 3lb 14oz), 19.1cm heigh and has a diameter of about 11cm.
I've read it to be a nice and rare Petzval-type, but I know nothing more about it.

I want to sell it, as I will not be using it myself. Any idea what a reasonable price would be ? I don't want the most out of it, but I don't want to feel stupid afterwards either :rolleyes:

Here are some pictures:

http://users.telenet.be/stefansmets/verkoop/HugoMeyer/AAA_1849.JPG
http://users.telenet.be/stefansmets/verkoop/HugoMeyer/AAA_1850.JPGhttp://users.telenet.be/stefansmets/verkoop/HugoMeyer/AAA_1851.JPG

Thanks,
Stefan.

[gliderbee]

Ok, I finally found some info on it. I'll put it in the classifieds.

[IanG]

It's US branded Carl Meyer that you need to beware of :D

Hugo Meyer made some superb lenses before WWII, always over-shadowed by the much larger CZJ. Their range for Prakticas and Eaxctas were optically good as well except the Domoplan.

Ian

[IanG]

It's US branded Carl Meyer that you need to beware of :D

Hugo Meyer made some superb lenses before WWII, always over-shadowed by the much larger CZJ. Their range for Prakticas and Eaxctas were optically good as well except the Domoplan.

Ian

[Steven Tribe]

Meyer's fast Petzvals have a very very good reputation.

[Robb_Scharetg]

Hello,

what kind of price are you looking for? I'm interested.

Best

Robb Scharetg

[Louis Pacilla]

Hello,

what kind of price are you looking for? I'm interested.

Best

Robb Scharetg



Hey Robb

Your a few days late on this lens. He sold it shortly after this post was made .

BTW -You could always PM the seller to check on the status. Who knows Maybe the deal fell through.

[jumanji]

Meyer's fast Petzvals have a very very good reputation.

Steven, do you have any link about pics taken with the Meyer petzval lens? I'm curious.

[parleton]

Hi. Stefan (huge thanks :)) sold it to me and it is in my possession . Len is in great condition, as big as Wollensak 8x10 Portrait Series A although lighter. I checked on ground glass 8x10 and it covers wide open. Will use it for Wet plate. I'll post some pictures make with this len in the future.

A quick search showed there's a link by this guy made with 135mm f/3 Hugo Meyer wide open http://www.pbase.com/kds315/image/128145984 , http://www.pbase.com/kds315/image/128145983, http://www.pbase.com/kds315/image/128145986, http://www.pbase.com/kds315/image/128145987

Also check out here for wide open shots of 270mm f/3 on 13x18 Sinar http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/big/ex8x-3f-da4f.jpg, http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/big/ex8x-3e-07e1.jpg (forum:http://www.aphog.de/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3999&start=2595)

John

[John Kasaian]

It's US branded Carl Meyer that you need to beware of :D

Hugo Meyer made some superb lenses before WWII, always over-shadowed by the much larger CZJ. Their range for Prakticas and Eaxctas were optically good as well except the Domoplan.

Ian
Don't forget about those Oscar Meyers :D

[gliderbee]

Oops, sorry about not answering; I didn't see the question of Robb (and following answers) until now .. @John: glad you like it. Don't show too many (a few is ok :)) pictures made with this lens: I might regret having sold it ..

[Michael Graves]

I have the 50mm Hugo Meyer on my Exacta. It is every bit as good as my Nikkor or Zuiko counterparts. It is, however, significantly clunkier. I don't know if that quality carries into their large format lenses or not.


It's US branded Carl Meyer that you need to beware of :D

Hugo Meyer made some superb lenses before WWII, always over-shadowed by the much larger CZJ. Their range for Prakticas and Eaxctas were optically good as well except the Domoplan.

Ian

[E. von Hoegh]

It's US branded Carl Meyer that you need to beware of :D

Hugo Meyer made some superb lenses before WWII, always over-shadowed by the much larger CZJ. Their range for Prakticas and Eaxctas were optically good as well except the Domoplan.

Ian

Carl Meyer was Burke & James.

[parleton]

aha thank for the smooth shipping Stefan. here's the Hugo mounted on the lensboard made my own $1.50 flange

http://i.imgur.com/BnOrU.jpg

[Lynn Jones]

I tell this story every 2 years or so. My old friend, George Drucker, owner/president of B&J was looking for a "Germanic" name for re-branding or private labeling of lenses from other sources (post war surplus) or lenses that B&J were making themselves. In the course of searching for such a name he noticed that his wife's gynecologist was named "Carl Meyer". George simply used her doctor's name as his Gemanic lens name!

Lynn

[gliderbee]

Ough, I'm getting sellers remorse here ... It looks impressive. Good luck with it.

STefan.


aha thank for the smooth shipping Stefan. here's the Hugo mounted on the lensboard made my own $1.50 flange

http://i.imgur.com/BnOrU.jpg