History: The Darlot Hemispherique lens was designed as succesor to the Harrisons Globe lens (also Panthoskop). It was introduced in 1866 and did its job with great success. The built in three lever aperture and the compact design made it one of the best, if not the best wide angle landscape lenses in the history.

The No 3 of the series offers a focal lenght of 130mm (5") and an imaging angle of about 90°. It will work best for landscape and arrchitectural work with 5x7 and 8x10 formats.


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 mostly in good condition also, there are a small patch of seperation at the edge in the front and minimal cleaning marks. Both wont affect the image at all.

Lens comes with the original flange and leather lenscap!





height: 4cm
width: 5.5cm
weight: 300gr

Insured and tracked shipping cost:

Germany - 10 eur
EU* - 20 eur
Worldwide - 60 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.