Originally Posted by
LabRat
It's worth a stab...
I have several large Tessars and like what they do on OOF and transitional areas better than Aero-Ektars on smaller cameras... Lower, but smoother contrast than more modern lenses that works well with longer toe B/W films... Great depth "modeling" that looks more than 2D due to large lens diameter...
As-is, put one on your old or new camera (with a clean GG), and poke around with it to view what's happening with it... Worse case would be to remove one iris blade if it's pivot is damaged, but often can be saved... Note that the blade is a plastic material that often snaps back down flat if pressure is removed... But the first thing to check is if front and rear element groups unscrew from barrel, as these sometimes will fuse on (difficult, not impossible to remove)...
I found a box of orphan/rescue lenses including a 12" Tessar that needed a lotta love, and like using them for my still life use...
Steve K
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