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Copy Camera Lenses Advice needed

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I haven't seen any recent posts about these items. Are they still available? If you list them on eBay how about giving us a 'heads up' on what to look for. I'd be interested in a couple of the longer focal lengths when you decide what to do.

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Check the Surplus Shed website frequently. They update weekly. I bought a brand new coated 250mm Goertz copy lens with diaphragm last year. It came with a yellow filter on one end that was easy to remove. At this time they have a 300mm Tessar (without diaphragm) # L3390 and a Plummer precision copy lens 9" f/4.5 L3384.
 

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I didn't see any one trying to fatten him up... :O)

I think 'copy' lenses that are known 'process' types or labeled 'APO ' are safely assumed to be well corrected for color.

Some of the stuff Surplus Shed has were literally for old pre-color photocopiers. For example, I bought two Ednalite ones, a 150 mm and 170 mm. One had a patent number, so I looked it up. 1960's photocopier application, triplet construction, two design wavelengths specified. I can't remember the wavelengths, but they were described as corresponding to some spectral lines (like 'D' line in some gaseous discharge source). I think the two wavelengths were very close together, which gave me the impression basically intended for a near monochromatic source.

Of course the above assumptions would not apply to a Ektar Copy lens, etc.

I don't know that they would all be the same animal if called 'Copy' lens.

I passed a Wray Special Copy lens on to someone else here. It turned out to be a 1:20 macro copy lens (M = 0.05). Couldn't find color info, except it was for circuit board and IC lithography reduction (non-UV we think).
 

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And it has an incredibly short back focus, btw....


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