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VOIGTLANDER BRAUNSCHWEIG HELIAR 1:4.5 21 cm

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Hello,
I just puchased this lens:
VOIGTLANDER BRAUNSCHWEIG HELIAR 1:4.5 21 cm
It is an old lens (1963/1964) in very very good conditions, has no shutter, but
has the diaphragm.
Do you have any informations about it?
Thank you,
C
 
That Heliar will come up almost every time someone asks about best portrait lens for a 4X5. They are considered superb at that application. Actually mid '60's is very late mfr for a Heliar and it is single coated. A real plus. If you want to mount it in a shutter, look for an inexpensive f4.5 210 Xenar in the #3 Compound. It would be a direct fit.
 
Or put it on a medium format camera or press camera with a focal plane shutter. I have a 21cm Heliar that I use on my Bronica S2a occasionally. Here it is at f:22--

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Hi
I have a recollectionof a story that emporer Hirohito of Japan would only be photographed with a Heliar lens, can anyone verify this.
 
Thank you guys!
Great picture David! I think Jim is right: I have to search the web for a Compound 3. First I thought to sell it, now I am not so sure...
 
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I heard about Hirohito's Heliar fascination.
Anyway an old photographer I used to work with used exactly this lens to take passport photos... What a quality documents...
 
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