New 155-165mm Wide Angle For 8"X10".

[Tony Lakin]

Hi Guys and Gals
There is a genuine possibility of the manufacture of a lightweight lens in the 155-165 range to cover 8"X10" this would be in a Copal #1 shutter and similar in size to a Cooke VIIB, could anyone who would be interested please respond so I can get an idea of numbers and could you also state the approximate price you would be prepared to pay and also any comments or ideas. It would be most helpful if you could respond within 7 days.

Regards

Tony Lakin

[Walter Calahan]

Cool, I'm in!!!

I'd prefer more in the 165mm range.

[Jason Greenberg Motamedi]

I may be interested, depending upon price among other concerns.

[Barry Wilkinson]

I may be interested, especially if it would also cover my 5x12". Price????

Barry

[Jack Flesher]

I'm in, but it's all a matter of cost -- need to know that before I commit to anything.

[Tony Lakin]

Hi
I'm afraid I can't give any indication of a price for this lens yet, it would depend on the production run, if any one interested would please give an indication of what they would be prepared to pay this would be most helpful, I have a meeting with a leading lens manufacturer in 7 days time and the more info I can provide the better.
I must point out that no commitment or deposit would be required.

Thankyou

[vinny]

165mm would be the shortest i'd want to go. $650

[Scott Davis]

Can you at least give us a ballpark range on the price, and the minimum order quantity needed to get that price? ie it will be no more than $1500.00 if we meet the minimum order quantity of 20 pcs, and if we meet threshold A (50 pcs), it will go down to $1200.00, and threshold B (100 pcs), it will drop to $900.00 .

[tim atherton]

Anywhere from 155 - 165mm would be good - size of say the 6.5" Dagor WA/Wolly 159mm (or the Kowa/Computar lenses) and max $650.00 or so.

[Brian Ellis]

"lightweight lens in the 155-165 range to cover 8"X10" this would be in a Copal #1 shutter"

Sounds a lot like the the Wollensak 159 f9.5 lens. For about $300 on ebay that's a hard lens to beat for small, light, good 8x10 coverage, and plenty sharp, at least on the 8x10 contact prints I made, not sure about enlargements since I never made any enlargements in the darkroom from 8x10 negatives. While another lens in the same general category but presumably with better performance in some respects would surely be welcome, I don't see how you're going to get any meaningful indications of interest without giving at least a ballpark price range. There's a big difference between the size of your market at $300 and $3000.