The lack of availability of the 3B Dallmeyer has been a topic on other BBs over the last few years and occasionally discussed here too. But there are those who think there are probably enough to go round and that the entry price is just high for those starting out when everything else costs quite a lot too!
There was also an earlier thread here about what lenses would deserve to be reproduced due to the problem of being both scarce and costly. There have been attempts at reproduction before. The ones I know of are the older PS reproductions and the newer Cooke attempts. I think there was a good deal of scepticism about the economic viability of a product like the Dallmeyer modified Petzval - even with the current price of the genuine article.
An optical company has taken up the Dallmeyer 3B for reproduction and is (according to Garrett) in the process of placing 5 prototypes for evaluation. This not a kickstart project, but I get the impression from the website that these 5 have contributed?
This not at a commercial/order stage as yet.
http://eckop.com/historical-reproduction/
As I said in another thread:
- I am not convinced there is a shortage of the original 3Bs.
- Perhaps the 4B would have been a better choice? These ARE difficult to find and a better size for modern formats and would also appeal to the 100's of those who already have the 3B.
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Originally Posted by Steven Tribe
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