Gigantic 48" f6.3 Aero Ektar lens - $125 for 125 pounds of lens

[blee1996]

I just saw this gigantic Aero Ektar 48" f6.3 lens for sale in local craigslist, and wonder if ULF people here might be interested. Supposedly it will cover 9x18", and weights 125 pounds. I'm not affiliated with the seller, but thought that $1 per pound of precision optical equipment is a pretty sweet deal, if you are within driving distance of Chico CA.

GIGANTIC VINTAGE KODAK EKTAR 48” F6.3 CAMERA LENS - photo/video - by owner - electronics sale - craigslist

What you see is what you get aside from the water bottle (shown for scale) and the roller. Kodak “Lens, Photographic”, 48” (1219mm) focal length, f6.3. Physically about 25” long, 13” wide, glass...

chico.craigslist.org

 

[Don_ih]

Great for Andreas Feininger-style landscapes.

 

[loccdor]

Yep. Those are dark meat chicken prices, incredible.

As far as using it, a person might want to put it on wheels like a cannon!

 

[Don_ih]

As far as using it, a person might want to put it on wheels like a cannon!

If you do that, don't try to take photos of the White House....

 

[Terence]

Before I had a wife and kid, I totally would have bought this . . .

Build a sliding box camera with an 8x10 back, jerry rig a mount for the roof rack, and use my car instead of a tripod. Back around 2003-2004 I had a 42" brass lens I did something similar with, but it was light enough to use my beast of a Gitzo tripod, helped out by a monopod mounted directly under the lens.