5X7 Bausch & Lomb Zeiss Tessar Series 1c F4. 5 Tessar 7 1/16 " Rare Brass Lens
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:43067051 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Type: Standard | Focal Length: 7 1/16" |
| Lens Barrel Material: Brass | Maximum Aperture: f/4.5 |
| Brand: Bausch & Lomb |
A beautiful example of the legendary Bausch & Lomb quality. This is a 7-1/16" (180mm) Tessar type f4.5 lens. It has it's original flange to attach it to your lens board. It shows little signs of use. Obviously tucked inside a folding camera that has been indoors and climate stable for about 100 years. Time to wake it out of it's Rip Van Winkle snooze and go make some artistic photographs with this!
These were the highest quality lens possible us...ed on the flagship cameras of their day. The design was so excellent that Tessar production never stopped for long past 100 years. A fine example of a historic lens, made to a standard equal to or better than the European lenses by the Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. of Rochester New York. Bausch paid license fees to Zeiss in order to produce these.
It covers 5X7, 5X8, 4X10. Gorgeous and useful.
These were the highest quality lens possible us...ed on the flagship cameras of their day. The design was so excellent that Tessar production never stopped for long past 100 years. A fine example of a historic lens, made to a standard equal to or better than the European lenses by the Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. of Rochester New York. Bausch paid license fees to Zeiss in order to produce these.
It covers 5X7, 5X8, 4X10. Gorgeous and useful.
