Classic Optics

Zeiss and others

Zeiss/Kodak F-6.3. Stylor lens by H.Roussel-Paris. Wide-angle 5×7 Protar V Bausch & Lomb F-18! Wide-angle stereo images of Neuschwanstein Castle, 1888, by J.Albert-München. "Die bayerischen Königsschlösser".

Voigtländer

The Voigtländer Heliar! I am in love with it!

Stereoscopy

J.Richard accessories for Verascope stereoscopes: self-timer, close-up lenses, filters and the Lumière Filmcolor catalogue.

Sironar

Rodenstock Sironar lens, 360mm.

Petzval

Iris-type lens mount. Euryscope-Voigtländer and Petzval-Darlot, Paris.

Imagon

Rodenstock Imagon. Diffusion control.

Rodenstock

The Rodenstock Apo-Ronar with double chromatic correction. Apochromatic. F 1:9, 360 mm.

Schneider

The Angulon wide-angle lens covering 18×24cm format. F 1:6.8, 210 mm.

Sonnar

By Zeiss, F 1:5.6, 250 mm. An exceptional piece!

Zeiss

Protarlinse VII, focal length 590mm, convertible, focal length 410mm. A double Protar -- already antique but of great beauty.

Carl Zeiss

Anastigmat F-9, 505 mm.

Carl Zeiss Jena

Tessar F-2.7, 120 mm.

C. P. Goerz

Doppel Anastigmat F-4.6, 180 mm.

Hugo Meyer

Ihagee Anastigmat Trioplan lens F-3.5, 150 mm. Dr. Rudolph-Hugo Meyer & Co. Görlitz. Doppel-Plasmat F-5.5, 135mm.

Ernemann

Doppel Anastigmat Ernon F-3.5, 75 mm.

Cooke

Cooke Anastigmat Lens. F-4.5. 5.5 Inches. Series II.

E. Suter Basel

Anastigmat F-6.8, 160 mm.

Kodak 7,7

Kodak Anastigmat F-7.7, 170mm, from Eastman Kodak Co. with Century shutter. Kodak Anastigmat 7.7 with Kodak Ball Bearing shutter.

Wollensak

Oscillo Raptar 75 mm f-1/1.9. Large aperture. Self-cocking shutter on release. Capable of shooting an image sequence. Excellent for macro photography covering a 6×6 format.

Bausch & Lomb

Bausch & Lomb wide-angle lens. Protar V covering 5×7 inches. F-18. (1926)

Nicola Perscheid

Famous "soft-focus" portrait lens, created by photographer N. Perscheid and manufactured by Busch A.G. Rathenow, 1925.

H. Roussel

Stylor, a soft-focus lens used mainly in the darkroom for enlarging work. Symmetrical anastigmat, two groups of three elements.

Berthiot

Olor lens by Berthiot of Paris. F-6.8, 85mm.

Tribute to Dr. Miethe

Miethe telephoto lens (1891) and Hermagis-Paris telephoto lens. In the journal Photographische Rundschau und Mitteilungen there is a photograph of the moon taken by Miethe and Seegert (1911).

Taylor & Hobson

Four Taylor Hobson Cooke lenses. A letter for purchasing T&H products, 1937. According to the catalogue, these lenses were used to photograph Everest from an aircraft (1935).

Why a Telephoto lens?

Tele Dallmeyer-Dallon F-5.6 together with a company letter and catalogue (1928-1930).

Various filters

Major brands with interesting graphic designs. The Ultrasorban, a Bernotar polarising filter by Dr. Bernauer. Iodine salts (Herapathite) crystallised between two pieces of glass.