For Sale Damaged (CHEAP) 19" APO Ronar

[jimgalli]

Not sure what happened to this poor thing. Front glass is all boogered up. Nasty. I couldn't clean it. Buyer beware if you think you'll quickly give her a clean and be ready to use or flip.

If you're thinking you'd like to learn to polish glass and try to save hopeless lenses, this may be your poison.

I didn't shine any photons through it on a ground glass. Suffice to say, it would probably focus an image, but the contrast would be destroyed. Maybe that was the effect someone wanted . . so they let vinegar sit on it overnight. Just saying. OK, you're warned.

$40 + $9.75 shipping in USA All else is perfect. Just the front light is screwed.

 

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[jimgalli]

I am officially withdrawing this lens at this price.

So I took this upstairs and shot 2 images as it is with damaged front light, and then I did 2 images with front group removed and replaced with a simple +2 diopter. See below. These are done with outdated Efke 100 film on the big Century 10a 8X10 camera and then developed in my normal PyroChatecol developer. I think they'd have been even better done on paper to add more contrast.

lionel caboose and antique soda bottle
Unmodified lens

vintage coca
Unmodified lens

vintage coca ii
Lens modified with no front group and +2 diopter added

door 2 my heart
Lens modified with no front group and +2 diopter added​