For Sale: 12" Wollensak Velostigmat Series II mounted in a Betax 5 shutter. Yes, it even includes the mounting flange. While this lens has several cleaning scratches, they are all light -- no gouges or anything that will have a negative effect on your photos. There are some bubbles in the glass, but back then that was a sign of quality optics. This lens is what one should expect from a 100 year old lens, except this one works! I recommend a few dry fires before the exposure. Without these few "warm ups", the shutter blades are delayed in their closing on the slower speeds. T&B work as they should. Faster speeds (1/10-1/50) all sound different, but I have no way to check for accuracy. 1/2 sounds/looks about right, and the rest get faster from there.
This lens also has the desirable diffusion adjustment from 0 to 5. It does not appear that this lens has been modified for continuous turning past 5. I didn't bother with this because my 15.5" Velostigmat already has it. It allows 17 full rotations before the lens comes out of the barrel. I have no idea how many rotations this would allow if modified.
These lenses regularly go for ~$700 on Ebay. I'll put this one on the block for $550 (net to me) shipped anywhere in the US. Anywhere else, add $50.
Payment can be made in the form of postal money order, cashiers check drawn on a US bank, wire transfer, Western Union, Paypal (gift or you pay the fees). Canadians, I can empathize with your frustration. If you want to buy this now, I'll hold it and ship once your postal strike has been put to rest.
This lens also has the desirable diffusion adjustment from 0 to 5. It does not appear that this lens has been modified for continuous turning past 5. I didn't bother with this because my 15.5" Velostigmat already has it. It allows 17 full rotations before the lens comes out of the barrel. I have no idea how many rotations this would allow if modified.
These lenses regularly go for ~$700 on Ebay. I'll put this one on the block for $550 (net to me) shipped anywhere in the US. Anywhere else, add $50.
Payment can be made in the form of postal money order, cashiers check drawn on a US bank, wire transfer, Western Union, Paypal (gift or you pay the fees). Canadians, I can empathize with your frustration. If you want to buy this now, I'll hold it and ship once your postal strike has been put to rest.