Some Soft Focus Lens Sales Information

[Hugo Zhang]

Dan,

since I'm living 60km far from Leica shop I've been thinking about buying this lens for two weeks. I held it couple of times in my hands but I haven't been decided yet. Didn't find any photos made by this lens on the net. Most probably I'll take some instant films and test it in the shop.

I've been shuffling around an old and huge Weingartshofer - Petzval lens in the same shop which haven't been listed on their web site. They even reduced price from 770€ to 700€ for me. I'm just counting how much money I'll save if I don't eat next 10days... ;-)
I've already bought couple of lenses and sold some Leica gear in that shop.
K.

I have its little brother, a 10" one, that I use with my Graflex Super D 4x5. It's very sharp wide open and out of focus areas are very smooth like those of RR lenses. Not harsh like some Petzval lenses. One advantage of it over a Petzval lens is you can focus sharply on the edge or corner of the your ground glass.

The f/3.5 one is a soft focus lens which I got from this Leicashop a few years ago for half of the listing price of this f/4.5 one. It's one of my favorite lenses.

Do you know the focal length of that Weingartshofer? It sounds very tempting.

Hugo

[8x10 user]

There were two Bi-qualities that sold on ebay for $3500 this year... Also an eidoscope #1 that went for $4000, and a #3 for $1050.

[kapro]

Do you know the focal length of that Weingartshofer? It sounds very tempting.

Hugo

No I don't know it but the approximate dimensions (if I remember it correctly) were: diameter 10cm, length including the lens shade 23-24cm.

Hugo, would you be so kind to post or send me some photo taken with the "little brother"? It could help me to decide...
Kapro

[Dr Klaus Schmitt]

17" P&S Semi-Achromatic sold for $7.500 on 'bay 200736953964

[eddie]

17" P&S Semi-Achromatic sold for $7.500 on 'bay 200736953964

wow! and it went fast with only 22 views.

[kapro]

Som Berthiot Eidoscope No.2 $1,205.00 this week

[imagedowser]

Just rec a 18"Verito in no 5 Studio shutter. Very nice, clean glass (2 very small sep marks on rear element, maybe 1/2 mm ea.) Shutter and app work, very clean barrel. Beautiful. Cost: $950 shipped.

[Lynn Jones]

I can add to this, CCH, B&J made several soft focus lenses under contract, one of these was the Pinkham & Smith. I have used these and some others that I really liked, one of my favorites was the Kodak Portrait lens.

Lynn

[Mark Sawyer]

I can add to this, CCH, B&J made several soft focus lenses under contract, one of these was the Pinkham & Smith. I have used these and some others that I really liked, one of my favorites was the Kodak Portrait lens.

Lynn

Trying to extrapolate from this... did B&J make the P&S Bi-Quality? Did they make any other P&S lenses?

And did they make the 305mm and 405mm Kodak Portrait Lenses?

Given your time at B&J, you're uniquely qualified to clear up some long-standing mysteries! Thank you!

[cosmicexplosion]

just bought a LABOR IOP f 3.5 300mm for about $1150http://http://www.largeformatphotogr...3&goto=newpost