Up for sale is a great serviced example of a classic 16mm Cinema lens by Bell and Howell , the Super Comat 25mm (1 inch) f/1.9

Originally designed for Bell and Howell 16mm film cameras by Taylor, Taylor, and Hobson, this stunning   lens features  lovely chromed brass  construction and fantastic image quality, with phenomenal rendering, sharpness, and beautifully smooth bokeh.

This  can be used not only on vintage 16mm film cameras, but also without vignetting on both Super16 sensor sized digital cams such as the BMPCC and digital Bolex . This lens also achieves full coverage on 16:9video  on 4/3 size sensor cams such as Panasonic GH series, Olympus PEN/OM digital, etc. with slight darkening in the corners on full m4/3 frame shooting.

This lens features the  standard C cinema mount making it easy to use not only on vintage 16mm film cams but also on various modern Super16 digital cinema cams like digital Bolex and BMPCC, or on m4/3 still cams with full frame coverage with an inexpensive C to m4/3 adapter (sold separately).

Nice vintage condition with light-moderate  exterior wear, brassing, oxidation. Front element has some superficial marks in the coating. Otherwise free of scratches/haze/fungus.

Lens has been disassembled and CLAed and aperture declicked,  and grease has been replaced with modern grease, giving it a smooth, focus throw across all focal lengths, and aperture ring is nice and smooth as well.

This is in stark contrast to nearly all unserviced examples of this lens, whose focus and aperture are typically hard-to-turn or completely frozen due to the original grease used drying out over time.

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