For Sale 18" f4 Wollensak Verito! Classic Portrait Lens!

jimgalli · Jul 29, 2011

This is not a perfect lens. It only makes perfect images. Perfectionists......go buy the "mint" one on Ebay for $1800.

The rest of you that want to make gorgeous images, this is a grand old lens. I've done some of my best images ever with it. It has some seperation at the back........and.......watch my lips,

IT DOESN'T MATTER!

If you're the type that can't deal with a 90 + year old lens showing a bit of age, please move on! This isn't your lens. If however you'd like to make images like the ones I'll show on the next post below, this is a great lens at a great price.

Shutter actuator is missing. Aperture works perfectly. Open ~ Closed lever is present and works as it should.

$925 + shipping

jimgalli · Jul 29, 2011

All done in 7X11 format with this lens.

Sirius Glass · Jul 29, 2011

In post #2, the third photograph must have been taken with the lens on upsidedown.

I like the lens, but I suspect that it will be too large for my 4x5s. Also, they are a bit out of my price range for now.

Steve

jimgalli · Jul 29, 2011

This is one of the rare ones that can make both upside down and right side up pictures.

Sirius Glass · Jul 29, 2011

jimgalli said:
This is one of the rare ones that can make both upside down and right side up pictures.

How does it do when you reverse mount it? Light will go both ways, right?

TheFlyingCamera · Jul 29, 2011

Steve- you make it sound like a bisexual lens when you put it that way. And no, it won't fit on any camera you currently have. It would rip the front standard clean out of your Speed Graphic, and take the folding bed with it on the way to a very expensive crash on the floor.

Sirius Glass · Jul 29, 2011

Well, I used to reverse mount Minolta lenses and use them for closeup work, and I always thought that they were asexual. Was I doing something wrong??

MattCarey · Jul 29, 2011

jimgalli said:
This is one of the rare ones that can make both upside down and right side up pictures.

Admit it, Jim. You spend so much time under the dark cloth that it looked normal to you.

(ah, now I see. It's a self-portrait)

jimgalli · Jul 30, 2011

MattCarey said:
Admit it, Jim. You spend so much time under the dark cloth that it looked normal to you.

(ah, now I see. It's a self-portrait)

Yep. As much of me as anyone really needs to see too!

Sold this AM on Ebay.

For Sale 18" f4 Wollensak Verito! Classic Portrait Lens!

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