The Voigtländer & Sohn Extra Rapid Euryscope Series IV No 3. This lens comes with a focal lenght of 11 1/2" (or 290mm) and a starting aperture of F6. According to the catalouge it could be used wide open up to 10"x12". In reality it will cover even more.

History: A masterpiece of german lens making from the late 1880ies. The Voigtländer Extra Rapid Euryscop offers the best of the 2 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 39.085, which dates it back to the year 1890.



Condition: The condition of the lens is very good. The brass shows some character and was not polished, overall it shows a fine patina. The glass is in a fantastic condition, i cant even see any cleaning marks there. There is no haze, fungus or seperation there. The lens features a waterhouse slot (no stops included).


The lens comes with a fitting flange.



Height: 10cm
Width: 7cm
Weight: 600gr

Insured and tracked shipping cost:

Germany - 20 eur
EU* - 40 eur
Worldwide - 75 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)