decay0815
15-Jan-2012, 08:22
Hi!
This is my very first post, so please bear with me in case my question is not appropriate.
I have found three lenses on an old studio folding plate camera, and I would like to know what they are worth (approximately). I had a look on some stores and ebay, but did not find a single matching model.
The lenses are all made by Schneider-Kreuznach and have a Compur shutter. (I can send a small (blurred) video via PM in case you would like to have a look at it)
The text on the front of the three lenses read as follows:
- Angulon 1:5,6 16,5cm(18cm?) Nr. 105xxx
- Doppel-Anastigmat Symmar 1:6,0/24cm
- Doppel-Anastigmat Symmar 1:5,6/30cm (1:6,8?)
From these details (serial# and names) I could guess an approximate fabrication date between 1925-1930. I am not 100% sure with some aperture and focal length values.
The lenses seemed to be clean but had a few tiny marks. Shutters were working, aperture blades seem okay. Did not see any fungus and simple tests with a white sheet of paper showed no major visible flaws in the projection quality. (Anything else I missed?)
I would buy these lenses for collodion photography (extremely long exposure times), but I don't know how much they are worth.
Any ideas? Help is very much appreciated ;)
This is my very first post, so please bear with me in case my question is not appropriate.
I have found three lenses on an old studio folding plate camera, and I would like to know what they are worth (approximately). I had a look on some stores and ebay, but did not find a single matching model.
The lenses are all made by Schneider-Kreuznach and have a Compur shutter. (I can send a small (blurred) video via PM in case you would like to have a look at it)
The text on the front of the three lenses read as follows:
- Angulon 1:5,6 16,5cm(18cm?) Nr. 105xxx
- Doppel-Anastigmat Symmar 1:6,0/24cm
- Doppel-Anastigmat Symmar 1:5,6/30cm (1:6,8?)
From these details (serial# and names) I could guess an approximate fabrication date between 1925-1930. I am not 100% sure with some aperture and focal length values.
The lenses seemed to be clean but had a few tiny marks. Shutters were working, aperture blades seem okay. Did not see any fungus and simple tests with a white sheet of paper showed no major visible flaws in the projection quality. (Anything else I missed?)
I would buy these lenses for collodion photography (extremely long exposure times), but I don't know how much they are worth.
Any ideas? Help is very much appreciated ;)