For Sale Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f4.8 in Synchro Compur shutter for 2x3 (or maybe 4x5?)

[Grim Tuesday]

Zeiss 180mm Sonnar for large format - not necessarily 4x5 - it has a 140mm image circle based on this pdf (http://www.mr-alvandi.com/downloads...nses-from-Carl-Zeiss-Oberkochen-1950-1972.pdf), though some forum posts say it does cover 4x5 at infinity and some apertures. I am not a large format person, I just got this lens as a curiosity and am moving house, so selling off stuff I don't see myself using. If you want to use this for 4x5, do your research and make sure it will do what you want.

Condition wise, everything functional about the lens works, all speeds fire and sound about right, probably half a stop slow especially on the low end. The lens is nearly perfect optically, there is nothing to mention other than small dust that exists in all lenses. Especially notable is how nice condition the coating is. There is a little label at the bottom with handwriting on it (I assume from Zeiss factory?) that says A=138.01, F=178.1 -- I presume those are image circle and focal length.

Only one thing to note is that it is missing one of the screws that holds on the shiny metal collar. This is a decorative part, and a missing screw on it (there are two other screws holding it on) has no functional impact, just thought it's worth mentioning.

I am asking $300 + shipping

Pictures: https://ibb.co/album/7vK7Mk

 

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