Important Notice: i will be at the storage untill February the 25th. If you want to order a lens or camera, please use this time window. Starting from March i will be travelling again for at least 1-2 months and wont be able to ship any items during that time period.

History: The Darlot Hemispherique Rapide lens was designed as succesor to the Dallmeyer Rapid Rectilinear or Steinheils Aplanat. It was introduced in 1866 and did its job with great success.  The layout offers a nice push & pull fine focus in the lens.

The lens is the No 5 and features a focal lenght of 450mm (or 17.75") and an open aperture F8. It will cover formats from 11x14 up to 14"x17".


Condition: This specimen comes in a nice and authentic condition. The brass still shows the nice and warm patina of time passed. The glass is in a really good condition also, there are a couple of cleaning marks, but nothing that would really affect the image quality overall.

Lens comes with the original flange.





height: 11cm
width: 7cm
weight: 800gr

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.