"Nameless CCHarrison

[tuant]

Well, the seller claimed that was a nameless lens, and I certainly was hoping that was a nameless lens so I could pick it up for a dime. But obviously there were too many people like me out there and this "nameless" little lens was sold for almost $1600. Dan should write to the seller and tell him that next time "If you see my name on a lens, please don't say it is nameless!" :-D


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT

Tuant

[Ash]

Typical

[BarryS]

So you thought no one else would notice the radial drive or the finely engraved C.C.?

[CCHarrison]

That was a damn small version.... How could the seller miss "CC Harrison" on the lens when his own image showed it

I was hoping it would stay under a grand so I had a shot..

Dan "CC Harrison" Colucci

[Steven Tribe]

His other barrel lens - also unknown - has Ross written in pencil on the fitting side of the flange! Perhaps he has learned from experience - no sign of a real Rofs/Ross engraving though.

[Petzval Paul]

I have the same lens... it isn't a radial drive, not in the traditional sense. It uses a unique - and rather crappy - drive that was intended to simplify the manufacturing. They didn't make them for long, maybe a few hundred models were produced. The one that sold was the same size as mine, about 9" FL and f/4.5 - perfect for 1/2 plates. BTW, these Harrisons are sometimes referred to as "fat focus" models.

[tuant]

So you thought no one else would notice the radial drive or the finely engraved C.C.?

Barry, the Harrison lovers are all about to have faded visions now. I was just hoping....

[BarryS]

... BTW, these Harrisons are sometimes referred to as "fat focus" models.

Interesting. I thought is was just a tiny Petzval with the normal size radial drive. Maybe it was a lens called "Baby's First Petzval".

@tuant -- Those geezers can spot a nice lens from a mile away--in the dark--in a thunderstorm.

[Petzval Paul]

http://www.antiquecameras.net/photog...s18601900.html

Scroll down 6 pics and there is an image of a lady photographer (or one posing as one... maybe) with a Lewis style camera that has such a fat focus lens mounted on it. I'd guess that to be about the same size lens on a 1/2 plate camera. Could be wrong, but gives an idea.

BTW, the photo produced on that link (I think it was a CDV) sold on bay for $1,000, so the lens at $1557 is not really unreasonable.

[CCHarrison]

PetzvalPaul has it right...fat focus... see Milan's tutorial on this lens... Serial number range seems to be around 2600-3200

Dan