Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

[seven]

all of the EUR-USD conversions are wrong.

[seven]

some more from the same Breker auction
Hermagis Eidoscope F/5 No. 2 = 1200 EUR
Dallmeyer's No. 4 Stigmatic = 600 EUR

[Steven Tribe]

At least the 4A conversion to dollars is very wrong!

Some Plasticca results from "there".

March 10. 28cm with rear yellow filter. Clean. 231869950448. 773 usd.

To-day. More useful size 40cm. Missing the rear yellow filter but with famous skilled previous owner/user!
787 usd. 111929236784.

[Emil Schildt]

At least the 4A conversion to dollars is very wrong!

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true - don't know where my head was there...

should be 3885$

[Emil Schildt]

this nice camera (13x18 Emil Busch AG Rathenow Studio) was just sold for 950$

Interesting to me as the lens is a 38cm 4.8 Perscheid lens....

good deal? (I wanted it, but the timing wasn't right)

371575654008

[vitality]

this nice camera (13x18 Emil Busch AG Rathenow Studio) was just sold for 950$

Interesting to me as the lens is a 38cm 4.8 Perscheid lens....

good deal? (I wanted it, but the timing wasn't right)

371575654008

Looks like front element have some separation.

[Emil Schildt]

all of the EUR-USD conversions are wrong.

why?

[seven]

don't know why, they just are. ok, apologies, not all, most of them
5D* 1600€ +22.3% = 2211 USD
4A* 2800€ +22.3% = 3869 USD
Objectif d'Artiste Darlot version for 13x18cm (?) clean 1000€. +22.3% = 1381 USD
De Pulligny Adjustable landscape small size 1. 900€. +22.3% = 1243 USD
DE Pulligny adjustable landscape larger 1400€. +22.3% = 1934 USD

[Emil Schildt]

Well, the Darlot Universal was described as a "Flou" lens at the time as there is a barrel adjustment of distance betweeen the lens cells. Much like the B&L Portrait A system.

So that being the case, I can tell you it sold for 1800€ without fees! There was is a photo of a hand written note and with the Darlot ink stamp which stated it was a size no. 4. You might want to take a copy of ever you want sell yours! The data on sizes is not available elsewhere.
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I got the note translated...


"Universal objective n°4
The objective, mounted as it is, is ready to take portraits.
In order to obtain landscapes or reproductions, the portrait lenses must be removed.
According to the dimensions one desires to obtain, use the lenses screwed on the A-side : the 60.c lens takes the bigger picture, or if one is far it makes the objects bigger, which makes it unnecessary to come closer to a..."

[Steven Tribe]

OK, no new information - but a nice extra for the buyer! I have a more extensive description of the use of the original "Universal" from around 1890, which I think I have posted at some stage.

To-day, an unusual late Ross petzval with a serial number of 67581. This is after the period when Ross's lenses were engraved "CDV" or "Cabinet" and no information was given about it's dimensions. Just "Portrait" and "3A". Lens VM is not very informative about these later versions, except to say that they had rear lens diffusion. A 3A in Ross's use, usually means a 4" wide, F3.5 and 16" efl. It was fitted an iris and had a very long hood for that era.


Sold for £340 at Toovey's UK (Saleroom.com).
To avoid discussion about % and exchange rates, I make this 601 usd!

There were plenty of other useful LF items included in this lot. I was rejected as a bidder due to bidding site/auctioneer mess-up (again!).