No Name Petzval 210mm f3.5 Antique Brass Portrait Lens
Circa 1890's
Looks French in construction possibly made by Gasc & Charconnet.
Technical details:
Focal length: 8.25" (210mm)
measured from ground glass screen to waterhouse stop slot when focussed at infinity.
Speed: F3.5 (calculated by dividing the focal length by diameter of entrance pupil as viewed from the front)
Coverage: Covers 5x7" nicely . Would also make a nice portrait lens on 5x4".
Cosmetic condition: Showing wear lots of patina commensurate with age and use. Dings/dents to the hood.
Optical
condition: Optically the lens is in very good condition when considering
it's age. Clean/clear to look through. Some small pittig/ding marks to front lens. Some minor haze in rear lens.Otherwise just the usual cleaning marks and some dust. Nothing that
adversley affects performance. Lens shows a very sharp image when mounted to my camera with typical petzval character and swirly bokeh.
Mechanical: The rack and pinion knob is a bit bent but is working well and as intended. There is a slot for waterhouse stops and one stop marked f6 is included.
There is NO flange/retaining ring included!
Measurements approx.height:
13cm, visible front lens diameter: 5.7cm, visible rear lens diameter 5.7cm, actual glass diameter 6cm, Rear screw thread diameter 7.6cm (3 inches) approx
Approx weight unpacked: 930g
A nice petzval portrait lens well suited to wet plate collodion photography.
SOLD AS SEEN AND DESCRIBED!Lens will be very well packaged and sent using Royal Mail signed/tracked service.
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