For Sale FS 5x8 8-inch (210mm) Bausch & Lomb-Zeiss Tessar IIb in Volute shutter with flange

[athanasius80]

Here's another circa 1910 shutter. This is a B&L-Zeiss Tessar IIb in its original Volute shutter with the mounting flange. The shutter is machined aluminum and very attractive, its cleaner than most Volutes one finds today.

Focal length: 8 inches (210mm)
Maximum f-stop: f6.3
Coverage: 5x8 inches (will probably cover larger format)
Lens condition: 9/10
Shutter condition: All functions work. I do not have a shutter time, 3sec sounds fast and 1/100 sounds slow to the ear

This would be a great long lens for 4x5 (same focal length as the legendary Kodak Ektar 210) and f6.3 Tessars very well regarded. I have not shot with this lens, but would expect it to have crisp but smooth highlights, and a rather creamy bokeh.

Thanks for looking!

$100 shipped to US

 

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