Voigtländer portrait Petzval 290mm F3.6 from 1856!
€1500.00 EUR
Voigtländer is the very first manufacturer who introduced the portrait petzval formula to photography in the early 1840ies. His workshop is probably the most well known and offered the best optical and built quality, which stands en par with Dallmeyer, Ross or Jamins lenses.
Condition: Really good condition overall: the golden protective laquere is in good condition and shows only minimal wear. The rack & pinion is
complete but not really moving. The glass shows minor cleaning marks and a couple of fine marks on the the front element near the edges, but is otherwise crispy clear and shows a fantastic sharp image on the ground glass.
A great piece of history of one of the most reknowed optical manufacturers of the early photographic age.
If you buy the lens for wetplate use, please be aware, that it might still have the chemical focus some lenses had back then.
This
lens
has about 290mm focal lenght (11 1/2") and an open aperture of
F3.6. It will work for fullplate format but actually will produce the
best results on the 8x10 format, where its authentic character can be
seen in the outer edges of the image field.
A
really fine specimen of Voigtländer master workshop. This lens is in the
same range as the (in)famous Dallmeyer 3B and has almost identical FL
and stats. I even tested it once against one 3B, and i couldnt tell
which of them was sharper. I guess the Voigtländer featured slightly
less swirl in the background.
height: 20cm
width: 10cm
weight: 2000gr
Insured and tracked shipping cost:
Germany - 20 eur
EU* - 40 eur
Worldwide - 100 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.