Mike Tobias
20-Dec-2008, 00:06
So I've had this behemoth sitting around for a while, and have decided that I have waaaaay too much gigantic glass sitting around collecting dust, and that I should either use it or get rid of it, particularly since more and more big glass seems to be mysteriously showing up :rolleyes: . So here is this thing.
I know very little about it except for what's written on it and what I assume. It is overall 120mm x 130mm (that's a Nikon 50mm f1.8 for size reference in the photo), has a front lens of at least 100mm or so, and weighs about 5lbs (can't fully weigh it, it maxes out my kitchen scale). It has written on it "Made in Germany", and goes from f5.6 to f8, although there are markings up to f16. It has engraved a serial # "12 555 130" and hand engraved on the flange "TCD 1032 2,60". Has a gigantic bulbous rear element (which unfortunately has some tiny scratches) and a slightly less bulbous front element (which is missing a little coating around the edges). I assume it's a large Rodenstock enlarging or process lens, that it's FL is somewhere in the neighborhood of 300mm (can't really tell, because it's too big to sit in my testing rig, I'm going to try a workaround this weekend), and that it's expensive (or was).
Now I'm assuming this is worth at least a little (but could be wrong) so I'll give anyone who can help me identify this and give me a couple of identifying references (as well as an estimate of what it should be worth) 15% of the final sale price. Thanks for any help you guys can provide, this forum is always a valuable resource!
Mike
I know very little about it except for what's written on it and what I assume. It is overall 120mm x 130mm (that's a Nikon 50mm f1.8 for size reference in the photo), has a front lens of at least 100mm or so, and weighs about 5lbs (can't fully weigh it, it maxes out my kitchen scale). It has written on it "Made in Germany", and goes from f5.6 to f8, although there are markings up to f16. It has engraved a serial # "12 555 130" and hand engraved on the flange "TCD 1032 2,60". Has a gigantic bulbous rear element (which unfortunately has some tiny scratches) and a slightly less bulbous front element (which is missing a little coating around the edges). I assume it's a large Rodenstock enlarging or process lens, that it's FL is somewhere in the neighborhood of 300mm (can't really tell, because it's too big to sit in my testing rig, I'm going to try a workaround this weekend), and that it's expensive (or was).
Now I'm assuming this is worth at least a little (but could be wrong) so I'll give anyone who can help me identify this and give me a couple of identifying references (as well as an estimate of what it should be worth) 15% of the final sale price. Thanks for any help you guys can provide, this forum is always a valuable resource!
Mike