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    Re: Cooke Portrait Lens Serial Numbers

    I guess Karl answered that for you Rudi.
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    Re: Cooke Portrait Lens Serial Numbers

    15 inch 4.5 Series IIB Knuckler No. 172270
    18 inch 5.6 Series VI Soft focus 15x12" No. 24770
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    There are often 30-40% or more reductions on BIN auctions. Of course there are also a few less than scrupulous on this forum who post things less than accurate to help their sales on the auction site.
  4. Re: Looking to acquire a Petzval for my 8X10 Deardorff

    love to see that lens Steven. Paul there is currently a 14 inch vesta on the auction site. They are relatively cheap at $7-800. A Dallmeyer 4d albeit slower would be awesome but they are starting to...
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    Re: Collodion - Wet Plate Images

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    Olive. 5x7 inch Plate. Cooke 15 inch knuckler 2017 Portland OR.
  6. Thread: Nude

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    Re: Nude

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    Tribute to my good friend Ed Ross who left us way too early. Olive had shot with Ed a few years back and we decided to dress up reminiscent of Mr. Ross. 8x10 inch Wet Plate shot with a 15...
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    Cooke 18 inch 5.6 series Vi 15x12 inch in amazing shape with incredibly clean glass (no joke glass is clearer than any of my older lenses) bought by me a week ago from a very reputable,...
  8. Re: Dallmeyer 3B is being reproduced with currently-available glass

    I've seen some pretty nice images made with this new Dallmeyer copy. I've also seen a "ton of shit, and I do mean a ton with authentic 3B's. I think people see them as some kind of magic wand. I...
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    Next time i will Doctor. Next time i will for sure.
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    Dallmeyer 3B $1072 BIN. Really nice complete great glass with a tiny bit of front pair separation. With a complete set of water house stops. I would have been the buyer but the seller in Europe...
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    Dallmeyer 30" 6A with a little separation on front pair. Really nice and complete and I wish I was the buyer. $2,995.00 (not a typo) Proof that there are still some great deals out there despite...
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    I Just purchased a beautiful 14.5 inch Verito from a great photographer on this forum. Good glass and smooth iris. $500
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    Dallmeyer 5D. Pretty beat up with adequate separation on front pair. No flange. $975.00 #311759261694
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    Re: Dallmeyer 6A Lens

    beauty. love to see the plates.
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    [QUOTE=Steven Tribe;1363974]A very odd ebay sale.

    This is engraved as a Dallmeyer 2a and has been sold/not sold approximately 6 times in the last six weeks, with small changes in the listing...
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    Re: Petzval Lens Recommendations

    My favorite 8x10 lens is a 16 inch f4 Dallmeyer 3A Petzval. I have hundreds of examples of wet plates with it if you want to see. Bausch and Lomb make a petzval modeled after the 3a in f4 and f5...
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    14.5 inch Verito in medium condition. separation on the front elements. still quite a steal at $309.00 IMO. 182302006035
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    Re: 400mm f4 Charles Shepherd Questions

    I agree with Alex. I don't really embrace the fat faces big noses and overly swirly images from over pushing petzval's FL. I own and shoot (on a regular basis) about 7 19th century petzvals for...
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    Yes you can delete posts. Completed listings only Dr. as this Forum and not just this thread frowns upon links to the auction site. Just put the number. It's to help us all understand market value of...
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    It's been on the Auction site for about 8 or 9 months now. Maybe more. Just sits there.
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    Re: What ever happened to Copal #2

    I think it has to do with the "relative" max opening size of the shutters. If 0,1,?,3 follow a progressive pattern. A copal 2 would have been in between 1 and 3. Someone said that to me once, but it...
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    [QUOTE=Steven Tribe;1351144]Over two weeks again for any reporting - but some to come quite soon!

    The popularity of soft focus lenses has obviously inflated the prices. I agree about adding other...
  23. Re: Dallmeyer 3B Reproduction Project well underway

    There have been quite a few portraits by one photographer. They look great. questions on the coverage compared to other 3b's. It doesn't seem to have as big of a useable sharp circle as most 3b's....
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    Look on the For sale thread on this forum. Nice (good glass)Gundlach Hyperion 18 inch f4 for $1,500.00 and an 18 inch Verito for $850.00 Both sold in less than 5 hours Today so that would suggest...
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    Really nice complete 12.75 inch f4.5 series llE Knuckler $2128.00 # 172298194436 BTW that 2B that was re-listed sold for around $950.00
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    Re: Ross Xpres 136mm f/4.5

    Swirls are gimmicky. Yes a good petzval is out of your $200 price range. For about $350.00-400.00 you might find a wollensak 5x7 vesta/ Aka Seroco portrait 5x7, aka Conley portrait 5x7 about 10 inch...
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    Really nice: clean glass, complete Brass with working iris Dallmeyer 5d. $2,394.00 # 182207161313
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    Re: How to clean LF glass?

    Yes right and that's why her prints sell for 40k-50k a piece. I doubt she really wastes her time geeking out about having a perfectly clean lens. Anyway my camera repair guy worked in an optical lab...
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    Re: Original Voigtlander Leather Lens Cap

    Jim don't worry about your Voigtlander getting fungus from an old lens cap. It made it 130 years without getting fungus. As Alex said It's really hard for these old uncoated lenses to get fungus and...
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    Yes I saw that troubles with China. It's been re-listed.
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    Re: Is a Fuji CM/W Worth the Extra Over a NW/W?

    I have a 1980's Fujinon 360W f6.3 single coated lens that I shoot on 8x10. I like it for Black and white but it does go kinda blue green in natural studio light on color neg. It's a bit tricky for...
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    Re: Original Voigtlander Leather Lens Cap

    Jim I am going to the leather store in Portland to grab some brass buttons for my lens caps. I will ask if they know anyone. I also have a good cobbler. D.J. She's great. Will ask her too.
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    360mm f4.5 Universal Heliar. Really nice(excellent) condition but without flange. $2450.35 #272281998348
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    Re: Voigtlander Petzval, Euryscope or...?

    Funny that both of Bob's Voigtlander Petzals are ending up just a city away from each other. 10 minute drive to say Hallo!
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    Re: Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

    10.5 inch f4.5 series llE Cooke Knuckler. $1888.88 Really nice shape. Clear glass complete with flange but aperture missing two blades. Still seemed to be working fine. #322164460266
  36. Thread: New55 P/N

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    Re: New55 P/N

    Type 55 was never perfect anyway. IIt's definitely not for everyone. There is no why to ask. t's not Tri-x. as long as the stuff stays on the edges the image quality is fine by me. At this point I...
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    Re: Voigtlander Petzval, Euryscope or...?

    So it's a #7. Was there another #7 other than the #7a?
    Here is what's under the patina. My#7.

    I have a 7a Euryscop. Iv'e only shot it wide open for portraits on 11x14 format. I would love to see...
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    Re: Voigtlander Petzval, Euryscope or...?

    The Voigtlander Portrait Objectiv No. 7 was/is a petzval around this FL. although closer to 16 inches. Variations happen. I have a Voigtlander Euryscop series lll 7/7a and the water house slot is...
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    Re: Dallmeyer 2B would you polish?

    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...
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    Re: Dallmeyer 2B would you polish?

    Yes even if the glass was cleanable I don't see anyway of unscrewing it. not worth anything IMO.
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