The Voigtländer & Sohn Extra Rapid Euryscope Series IV No 2. This lens comes with a focal lenght of 10" (or 245mm) and a starting aperture of F6. According to the catalouge it should cover fullplate. In reality i would recommend it up to 8x10 formats.

History: A masterpiece of german lens making from the late 1880ies. The Voigtländer Extra Rapid Euryscop offers the best of the two worlds, its well corrected (way more then the petzval design), but also offers a quite high open aperture of F6 (way faster then the stadard aplanat). The series number is 42.273, which dates it back to the year 1892.



Condition: The condition of the lens is very good. The brass shows only minor wear and was not polished, overall it shows a fine patina. The glass is in an overall good condition, there are some cleaning marks like with most authentic lenses from that age. There is no haze, fungus or seperation there. The lens features a waterhouse slot and even two stops are included!


The lens comes with a flange and two waterhouse stops.



Height: 8cm
Width: 6cm
Weight: 400gr

Insured and tracked shipping cost:

Germany - 20 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)