History:  Here you can see a lens that is rarely seen on the market today. The Stigmatic Series II was introduced by Dallmeyer in the year 1896. It was advertised beeing free of astimatism and offering a well distributed sharpness all over the image field. It was also marketed as a combination lens, whereas the front and rear element could be used alone without the other, offering a focal lenght of around 2 times the combined lens.

The No. 8 was the second largest in the Series II. It was advertised to cover 18x16 formats, but testing the image circle, it will definetly cover at least 20"x20" maybe even 20"24" formats.


Condition: The brass is in great shape showing only minimal wear. A nice bonus here is that the lens features Dallmeyers own patented iris aperture, which is still working smoothly from F6 up to F64. The glass is in a good condition, there is minimal edge seperation but overall the glass is crystall clear.



height: 9cm
width: 8cm
weight: 1200gr

Insured and tracked shipping cost:

Germany - 10 eur
EU* - 30 eur
Worldwide - 80 eur

*(the site offers only 2 shipping variations, DE and worldwide. buyers from EU please either contact me beforehand for a reduced EU cost, or after buying so i can send a refund over the difference)

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.