For sale is a 75mm f/4.5 Rodenstock Grandagon-N in the original Copal 0 shutter. This is a focal length I almost never use and requires 67mm filters that don't line up with my kit, so it's time to find it a new home.
This is the older version Grandagon-N from before the green stripe was introduced. The glass is in very nice condition save for one tiny scratch on the aperture-facing surface of the rear cell, about 0.2mm long and less than 0.02mm wide. I filled it in with a dot of black ink (removable with isopropyl alcohol) so it wouldn't cause any flare, a pretty standard trick for dealing with lens scratches. It didn't cause me any apparent issues on the few occasions I used it, either before or after filling in the scratch. The rainbow effect in the view of the rear cell inner surface is an artifact of my lighting, it is not separation. This scratch (before I inked it) is the largest spot you can see - the others are truly dust.
Mechanically things are fine. There are some bright areas on the metal cell bodies from use, but no dents or dings and filters screw in easily. The shutter speeds sound appropriate but I haven't tested them. Caps and the retaining ring are included.
Because of the tiny scratch I'm asking $350 which includes PayPal fees and insured shipping within the US. This is a well below completed eBay sales of the f/4.5 over the past year or so.
This is the older version Grandagon-N from before the green stripe was introduced. The glass is in very nice condition save for one tiny scratch on the aperture-facing surface of the rear cell, about 0.2mm long and less than 0.02mm wide. I filled it in with a dot of black ink (removable with isopropyl alcohol) so it wouldn't cause any flare, a pretty standard trick for dealing with lens scratches. It didn't cause me any apparent issues on the few occasions I used it, either before or after filling in the scratch. The rainbow effect in the view of the rear cell inner surface is an artifact of my lighting, it is not separation. This scratch (before I inked it) is the largest spot you can see - the others are truly dust.
Mechanically things are fine. There are some bright areas on the metal cell bodies from use, but no dents or dings and filters screw in easily. The shutter speeds sound appropriate but I haven't tested them. Caps and the retaining ring are included.
Because of the tiny scratch I'm asking $350 which includes PayPal fees and insured shipping within the US. This is a well below completed eBay sales of the f/4.5 over the past year or so.