Originally Posted by
Drew Bedo
Thanks. However, this is not a Petzval design. The markings say
Hemispherique Rapod" which I understand to mean that it is of the Repid Rectilinear design. The front and rear cells donot seem to unscrew. I hesitate to jujst start prying on things with a thin knife blade. or on thing,its 250 to 170 years old and about anything is likely to fail from aqge alone. The second reason is that this is from a well known maker. if I was trying to salvage parts from a no-name unmarked partial assembled non-collectable lens I might feel different.
Anybody here know how to properly dismantle this lens?
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