For Sale 120mm Wollaston Meniscus lenses

[Reinhold]

Here are two new 120mm Wollaston Meniscus lenses to replace my discontinued 135mm lens.

The smaller 120mm / f:2.1 lens (72mm filter size) has a 250mm (10") image circle.
Suitable for 4x5 & 5x7 cameras and smaller (Technika size) lensboards.
Includes five aperture cards, mounting screws, & a cleaning cloth… $75 _+ shipping

The larger, super bright 120mm / f:1.6 lens (82mm filter) has a 300mm (12") image circle.
It covers negatives up to wet plate size (6.5 x 8.5").
(If you like vignetted corners it'll even …sorta… cover 8x10)
Includes an extended 10 piece set of aperture cards, screws & cloth… $98 + shipping.

Reinhold
www.re-inventedPhotoEquip.com

 

[michr]

That's a very tempting pair of lenses. I'm imagining these as a low-budget, wide-angle alternative to the Aero Ektar on my Speed Graphic. Do you have any example photos made with either?

 

[Reinhold]

Here are a couple of graphics illustrating how various film formats fit into the image circles of these two lenses.
I'd love to post some photos taken with these lenses, but they're on my primary computer which just lost it's power supply (grrrrr).

 

[Reinhold]

Several folks have asked about mounting a 120 on a Speed Graphic lens board.
The 93x96mm SG board imposes some limitation, but it can be done.
Rather than re-working one of these, I'd make a new lens...
Here are photos showing a 190mm lens on the SG board.
The drawing shows how the flange is "squared off" to 83 x 83mm.
All of my 73mm diameter lenses can be made this way.

Reinhold

 

[nsurit]

Reinhold has done a couple of these for me, one for my speed graphic. You will not be disappointed. Bill Barber

 

[Reinhold]

Three photos showing how the 120/2.1 lens renders a tabletop scene.
One shot Wide open, one shot at f:5.6, and one at f:11
The lens was fixed to an RB67, film was Ilford FP4

Reinhold

 

[Reinhold]

Designing an RB adapter is not simple, I'm still working on it…
In the meantime, here's an easy way to mount a lens to your RB with black vinyl electrical tape
In this example, the lens is on a hardboard clone of the common 96x99mm Technika board.
Thus, it'll work on lots of 4x5's as well as any RB67.
My other 72mm size lenses (120mm, 145mm, 190mm, and 250mm ) will work the same way.

Reinhold

More about my lenses here:
http://re-inventedphotoequip.com/Lenses.html

 

[Reinhold]

A dedicated adapter for the Mamiya RB-67 is getting closer…

Reinhold

 

[pruts]

Are you still producing the 500 mm, 1000mm and 760 mm Wollaston ?
Thx for reading
Marc / Belgium