Here's an interesting one. This lens from the 1910-1915 era is marked a "Conley Anastigmat Series VI." But its actually a Wollensak. Conley was the Sears Roebuck house brand, and most of their lenses were rebranded Wollensaks. In this case, its a 7-inch (178mm) Wollensak Velostigmat II in a working Wollensak Optimo shutter.
Focal length: 7 inch (178mm)
Maximum aperture: f4.5
Coverage: 5x7 inches (will probably cover more)
Lens condition: strong 8.5/10
Shutter condition: All functions work except for T which acts the same as B. 1sec sounds accurate, faster speeds sound slow.
The Wollensak Velostigmats are somewhat underrated these days, but they were a high quality Tessar-type lens. The later coated Raptars were standard equipment on Speed Graphics and were an industry standard for years. This uncoated lens should be quite nice on 5x7, long on 4x5, and it'll probably cover Full Plate as well.
No flange but has original dust cap.
$75 including US shipping.
Focal length: 7 inch (178mm)
Maximum aperture: f4.5
Coverage: 5x7 inches (will probably cover more)
Lens condition: strong 8.5/10
Shutter condition: All functions work except for T which acts the same as B. 1sec sounds accurate, faster speeds sound slow.
The Wollensak Velostigmats are somewhat underrated these days, but they were a high quality Tessar-type lens. The later coated Raptars were standard equipment on Speed Graphics and were an industry standard for years. This uncoated lens should be quite nice on 5x7, long on 4x5, and it'll probably cover Full Plate as well.
No flange but has original dust cap.
$75 including US shipping.
