For Sale FS: Apo-Tessar 45cm (450mm f/9) Lens in Barrel

[sharpnikkor]

FS: Apo-Tessar 45cm (450mm f/9) Lens in Barrel - Mounted on a Deardorff 4 x 4 inch lens board. Uncoated glass. Glass has specs of dust and minor haze inside, front element has natural bloom- Lens barrel has some marks from tape residue but over-all in decent shape. Aperture ring is a little stiff but turns smoothly, one diaphragm blade is askew. See photo. Aperture scale from f/9 to f/90. Originally a process lens, has 43 degrees coverage, and image circle of 709mm at f/22. There is a marking on the lens barrel R 74.5 that indicates an interesting feature to this lens. The outer front ring on the barrel unscrews to enable mounting the lens in reverse for greater magnification than 1:1. The R indicates reverse mount, the 74.5 is the diameter of the reverse mounted barrel. Serial number 1,415,xxx suggests a 1933 date. Comes with generic front and rear caps.
Price: $249.00 shipped in the CONUS

 

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[sharpnikkor]

Price Reduction for the 450mm Apo-Tessar in Barrel ........... $229.00

 

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Price Reduction for the 450mm Apo-Tessar in Barrel ........... $175.00

 

[sharpnikkor]

Price Reduction one more time ...... for the 450mm Apo-Tessar in Barrel ........... $145.00

 

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Price Reduction ...... for the 450mm Apo-Tessar in Barrel ........... $135.00

 

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More photos .........

 

[sharpnikkor]

Price reduction to $125.00 shipped in the Conus. PayPal accepted.

 

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Lens mounted on Deardorff ....................

 

[sharpnikkor]

Price reduction to $115.00 shipped in the Conus. PayPal accepted.

 

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Price reduction to $110.00 shipped in the Conus. PayPal, money order, cashiers check accepted.

 

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Bump ...

 

[sharpnikkor]

450mm Lens for just over a hundred dollars. Bump.....

 

[sharpnikkor]

This lens has SOLD
Over on the LF Forum, thank you for your interest.