This Wollensak Veritar F6 10" lens in Alphax shutter with its original box is a great find for any portrait photography enthusiast. The lens offers soft focus in the highlights while leaving the dark tones quite sharp. At 10" this is perfect for portraits with a 4x5 camera, that said the lens wil also cover 5x7 and 8x10 negatives. The lens has a maximum aperture of f/6.0 and a focal length of 254mm/10", making it perfect for capturing soft yet sharp portraits. If you're looking for a lens that combines vintage Hollywood charm then this Wollensak Veritar lens is a great choice. Between f/6 and f/8 are several black dots, these dots allow the photographer to choose what level of softness is desired. The lens is very soft at f/6, a great deal of the softness disappears by f/8, by f/11 the lens is almost perfectly sharp.

The glass is clean and clear, no fungus or haze, no oil on the blades and no balsam separation. The coating is clean with no marks and no cleaning marks; with very strong direct light I can see some very minor marks, not visible with the naked eye. As with all lenses there is some minor dust inside. The Chrome is clean with no rust. The Alphax shutter operates as it should at all speeds; the shutter speeds sound approximately correct.

What is included - the lens with shutter, front lens cap and a rear lens cap, original case and two lens boards. I think one lens board is from the original Calumet gray metal view camera with a 4x4 metal lens board, the other board I think is from Calumet's last version of the Calumet view camera. I have used this lens for almost 50 years on a very old studio portrait camera.

I will miss this lens, just getting too old to be using large cameras.