From: swatko@airbag.enet.dec.com (Mike Swatko)
Newsgroups: rec.photo
Subject: FOR SALE: Large Format lenses & roll film back
Keywords: for sale, large format
Date: 14 Oct 92 21:24:00 GMT
Reply-To: swatko@airbag.enet.dec.com (Mike Swatko)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Nashua, NH

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Large Format Equipment For Sale:

 - 100mm lens
 - 80mm lens
 - 6x9 roll folm back and 4x5 adaptor
 - old 135mm lens
 - old 3 inch (75mm) lens.

All equipment comes with a 10 day money-back trial period.  If you don't
like it for any reason, return it in identical condition (you the pay return
shipping/insurance) and I will refund the price of sale.

Contact: Mike Swatko
swatko@airbag.enet.dec.com
(603) 881-1250 (days)
(603) 882-8325 (eves)

Detailed descriptions of the items follow...


100mm Meyer Gorlitz Weitwinkel Aristostigmat, f6.3, Ser.No.1124739.
Set in a modern Copal 0 shutter, 1 sec to 1/500 sec, T, B, flash sync.
Glass is clean, clear, and coated (not multi coated).  A very small, light,
compact lens with good covering power.  The lens itself is an older lens,
however not ancient.  Covers 4x5 easily with room for movements.  This is
currently the lens I use the most.  It does get a hair softer at the very
edges but is quite sharp throughout most of its field.  It's currently set
in a 4x4inch wooden lens board.  I hate to sell it because it's a gem of a
little lens, but I want to go as wide as I can on my camera (that's about
90mm) but I can't justify keeping both a 90mm and 100mm.  This lens is
especially great if you backpack with a field camera as it is light.
$275 (lens board included only if you can use it). Excellent+++ condition.


80mm Meyer Gorlitz Weitwinkel Aristostigmat, f6.3, Ser.No.980506
Set in a Compur shutter, 1 sec to 1/250, T, B.  Recently professionally
cleaned/lubed/adjusted.  Glass is clean and clear but not coated.  Again, a
very small light lens with good covering power.  Not "modern" but not
ancient either.  Unfortunately, only after its purchase and a CLA did I
find that I could not achieve infinity focus on my camera due to bellows
restrictions.  I cannot attest to it's sharpness because I could not get
infinity focus on my camera, but I expect it to be quite good.  Currently
mounted on a 4x4inch wooden lens board.  $200 (lens board included only if
you can use it).  Excellent+++ condition.


Wista 6x9 roll film back and matching 4x5 adaptor with focusing screen.  A
moving pressure plate and frame counter switch allows the use of both 120
and 220 film.  Film advance is via a lever.  Includes film magazine and
latching metal dark slide.  Latching dark slide prevents accidental multiple
exposures.  The roll film back be used alone on a 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 camera, or
on 4x5 cameras by using the adaptor back.  The adaptor back features both
spring lock and graflock attachments and has a folding built-in shade over
the 6x9 ground glass and fresnel lens.  The adaptor by itself also allows
the use of 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 film holders.  These are nice fairly modern pieces
of equipment and are not like the crufty old Graflex roll film backs.
$195, (Similarly priced by Del's at about $250 for the roll back alone, I
think), Excellent+ cond.  Roll film back and 4x5 adaptor back only sold as
a pair.  I am selling it because I just don't use it.


Steinheil Munchen Anastigmat Cassar, 13.5cm lens, f3.5, Ser.No.224922.
Set in a self-cocking Universal dial set shutter with added bi-pole sync.
Front cell is a bit hazy, rear cell is clear, neither is coated.
Shutter is operable but speeds are off, 1 sec through 1/100 sec, T, B.
Not an optical marvel by any means but might be nice for soft focus work for
messing around with.  Probably covers 2x3".  Never had a chance to try it.
$20, "Average" condition for its age.

Bauch & Lomb 3 inch E.F. Anastigmat, f2,  Ser No.3230303
Set in a self-cocking Ilex dial set shutter.
Front cell has a few tiny bubbles in the glass, rear cell has a couple tiny
black flecks, but both are reasonably clear (non-hazy).  Neither coated.
Shutter is operable and speeds seem to be within the right orders of
magnitude, 1/5 to 1/100 sec, T, B.  Once again, not an optical marvel.
Might cover 4x5.  It is currently installed in a 4x4inch wooden lens board.
I did this to try it on my field camera but its minimum focusing distance is
about 90mm due to bellows restrictions so I could not test this lens.
$20, "Average" condition for its age

Or $30 for both lenses (Bauch & Lomb 3" & Steinheil 13.5cm).



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