Importent Notice: I will be travelling through Europe during the next couple of months. The shop will be open for orders in the meantime. The coming shipping window will be Dez the 15th to 20th. There i will be able to proccess any orders.

This will be the last shipping window in 2024. The next shipping window will be somewhen around March 2025. So if you want your lens sooner then later, order in the coming two weeks.

History: The Dallmeyer Fast Portrait series A and B are well known for their incredible image quality.  For decades those lenses were the most sought after portrait lenses out there. The A series featured an open aperture of F4 with a wider image circle compared to the B series. The 2A with its 350mm focal lenght is one of the best choices for 8x10 work, but can also be used up to 12x12 formats.

The serial number is: 75.623 which puts the lens in the years 1910-15. It is the latest version Dallmeyer produced in their time. The two big advantages of this version are the reduced weight and also the front soft focus adjustment (the older version had this adjustment in the rear). 

One more advantage of the lens is, that it comes with an original iris aperture installed by Dallmeyer which is still working to this day.

Condition: The best part about this specimen, is that this beauty comes in an absolute collectors condition! The  lens shows the golden laquere shows only light wear, and a beautiful coating. The difussion mechanism is working well. The glass is very nice here, showing only minimal cleaning marks and specs. Overall its crispy clear and shows a fantastic bokeh on the groundscreen.


It comes with the original flange.


height: 17cm
width: 10cm
weight: 1800gr

Insured and tracked shipping cost:

Germany - 20 eur
EU* - 40eur
Worldwide - 100 eur

Importent Note: This item comes from my private collection and is around 100 years old (antique). I try my best to describe all the faults and major damage which are relevant for the function of this item. But the actuall item can show signs of wear and also some cosmetic blemishes/damage which is not described in the auction text! When buying this item the buyer agrees to this terms.