Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

[Amedeus]

Updating some lens sales I kept track of ...

Pinkham & Smith Visual Quality Series IV No 3, 14" for $3,500 (BIN, 142194612795)

Cooke Series IIe 270mm f4.5, knuckler on lensboard for $2,050 (BIN, 281828109012)

Graf Variable Anastigmat F3.8-F4.5 EF 9.5-11 inch for $375 (132005543788)

Wollensak Vitax #4 in Studio Shutter for $720 (272413876386)

Hermagis Eidoscope 150mm in proper shutter for $931,89 (322297130771)

P&S Semi-Achromatic Doublet (Series II) 12" 5x7 lens for $3,716 (252562964697)

P&S Semi-Achromatic Lens (Series I) for $5,651,5 (182280538869)

Dallmeyer Bergheim Soft Focus Lens #1 for $2,389 (302073711941)

Dallmeyer Bergheim Soft Focus lens #2 for $2,400 (BIN, 302092147465) ... would have loved to have seen that one first ...

[Steven Tribe]

And some interesting groups from this morning's (EU) Stockholm auction.
Selling prices have been adjusted up to include auctioneer's fees.

Nicola Perscheid:

lot 73 210mm. Described as being very rare for 6x9 Voigtlander Bergheil (?). With brass screw mount for 35mm camera. 2,133 usd. This is first time I have seen a real premium for small sized soft lenses!

lot 74. 420mm. With flange. 1,740 usd.

Imagon Tiefenbild.

Lot 56. Complete and boxed. 300mm in shutter. 933 usd.
Lot 57. Complete and boxed. 360mm. 1,200 usd.

Generally, quite a lot of interest for LF items. But selection of lenses was not very exciting - which maintains the last few years demise of real gems!

[Steven Tribe]

[QUOTE=brandon13;1364241]

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 description/photos each time. It cannot be a 2a, as the size and weight (over 4 kilos) make this impossible. It could be incorrectly engraved 4a.

Anyway, it is 17240880431. Sold for 960usd.

Yes it was listed at buy it now for $3000.00 $2000.00 and as low as $1000.00 with expensive $150 shipping as well as other amounts. It finally sold for the 960usd with much cheaper shipping. thanks for your input Steven I was wondering about it.

I have keeping an eye on this seller, trying to spot feedback on this 2A/4A? Nothing yet, but his current listing of a stone he found at a very high price seems to indicate our doubts were correct!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-wild-...p2047675.l2557

It appears the listing has now been removed, and the many photos of a stone removed, along with the description.

[Amedeus]

Pinkham & Smith Semi-Achromat Series I, 12 inch, no serial number, with flange and Packard shutter on ebony board for $3,500 (152345735546)

[Stephane]

Same seller who sold me a very nice 16" P&S Synthetic this year, and the controversial 16" P&S semi-achromatic in brass barrel 3 years ago. He also sold a Bi-Quality not so long ago...

Pinkham & Smith Semi-Achromat Series I, 12 inch, no serial number, with flange and Packard shutter on ebony board for $3,500 (152345735546)

[brandon13]

Dallmeyer 5D. Pretty beat up with adequate separation on front pair. No flange. $975.00 #311759261694

[8x10 user]

Rodenstock Imagon 420mm $2100 191956626576
Gundlach Hyperion 18" F4 $6500 201655916911

[brandon13]

I Just purchased a beautiful 14.5 inch Verito from a great photographer on this forum. Good glass and smooth iris. $500

[Jim Fitzgerald]

I Just purchased a beautiful 14.5 inch Verito from a great photographer on this forum. Good glass and smooth iris. $500

I'm glad it went to a great photographer who will make the lens sing!

[jaytral]

"Adjustable Landscape n°2, Pulligny, Optique Francaise Ligny", 990 euros, ( 122271436835 )