Would appreciate any help identifying these lens cells (perhaps around 35-40 mm)!

[simplejoy]

I recently bought some lens cells, which the seller suspected to be around 35-40 mm in focal length. He wasn't sure which lens they came from originally, so he mentionede a couple of possible series/designs like Super Angulon or enlarging/industrial lenses like Rodagon, Componon. I'm quite familiar with enlarging/repro and industrial lenses, but have never seen any cells which look like that because most of the lenses I have are in some kind of mounting body. This one could have been made for a shutter (the seller suspected Copal-0) but I haven't been able to test that yet. They don't have any inscriptions on them, but there are some numbers on the rear. I'm fairly sure they aren't anything special but I would still like the know what they are, so I can try to put them to use.

Does anyone here have an idea which lens they might be from or who the manufacturer might be? I would really appreciate any input.

 

[Chuck1]

Not that it's any help, but they look like enlarger lenses

 

[randyB]

To me, they look like industrial application lens components. Could be bar code reader optics, counting sensor optics, any number of applications. I don't see them as enlarger lenses since there is not a marked focal length. They do look multi-coated.

 

[simplejoy]

Not that it's any help, but they look like enlarger lenses

To me, they look like industrial application lens components. Could be bar code reader optics, counting sensor optics, any number of applications. I don't see them as enlarger lenses since there is not a marked focal length. They do look multi-coated.

Thank you both!

Yeah, I think some sort of industrial application is the most likely. If they are from an enlarging lens they must be from a cheap one, given the plastic material they are made from. I also got to confirm that they fit into a Copal-0 shutter and found out that the focal length seems to be somewhere around 45 or 50 mm. It's possible to reach infinity but erformance doesn't seem to be very good - neither at distance (only the center seems okay), nor close up, so likely not a very interesting lens. Thanks anyway - it's always good to try.

 

[koraks]

so likely not a very interesting lens

I guess that's subjective; for pictorial purposes I can imagine the imperfections could be worthwhile.

Will you be publishing some tests like you did for several other lenses?

PS: yes, they do look like an industrial application optic. Could be anything really. Maybe from some kind of barcode scanner application etc.