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wilson.c
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 Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 11:24 am Post subject: Ross London No.2 Cabinet |
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wilson.c wrote:
I was cleaning house over the weekend and stumbled upon this lens from my Uncle's estate in a box of stuff. It's about 5" in diameter and 6.5" long and has an aperture ring. 2 elements cemented in front and two elements (air space) in the rear. It has a HUGE image circle with focal length approx 10". The lens also had an extension tube/adapter built for a Rolleiflex SL66.
Anyone have any background on this lens. Googled it and nothing came up.
Here's a photo of this behemoth.
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DSLR: Canon 5DMkII, 500D + Panasonic GF-1
SLR: Canon T90, Canon F1, Canon A1, Canon AE1 + Rolleiflex SL66 + Bronica ETRs
R'finder: Contax G1, G2 + Leica M6, M3 + Contax II
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M42: Angenieaux 90/1.8
Canon: FD 50/3.5 Macro, FD 80/1.8, FD 80-200L/4
Contax G: CZ Hologon 16/8, CZ Biogon 21/2.8, CZ Biogon 28/2.8, CZ Planar 45/2.0, CZ Sonnar 90/2.8
P-Six: CZJ Sonnar 180/2.8, CZJ Biometar 120/2.8
Contax: Distagon 28/2.8, Distagon 28/2, Planar 85/1.4, Makro-Planar 100/2.8
Others: CZ Sonnar 135/3.5 (Hasselblad V mount)
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trifox
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| Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 11:55 am Post subject: |
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trifox wrote:
I think that this lens can be easily adapted on Micro 4/3 camera bodies 
What do you think, wilson?
No idea, indeed
But thanks to sharing this monster!
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wilson.c
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| Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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wilson.c wrote:
Yes it can! That's why they had the tripod mount on the SL66 adapter  My GF-1 or 5DMkII can just hang off the back! I'll clean up the lens to see what I can do.
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DSLR: Canon 5DMkII, 500D + Panasonic GF-1
SLR: Canon T90, Canon F1, Canon A1, Canon AE1 + Rolleiflex SL66 + Bronica ETRs
R'finder: Contax G1, G2 + Leica M6, M3 + Contax II
Lenses
M42: Angenieaux 90/1.8
Canon: FD 50/3.5 Macro, FD 80/1.8, FD 80-200L/4
Contax G: CZ Hologon 16/8, CZ Biogon 21/2.8, CZ Biogon 28/2.8, CZ Planar 45/2.0, CZ Sonnar 90/2.8
P-Six: CZJ Sonnar 180/2.8, CZJ Biometar 120/2.8
Contax: Distagon 28/2.8, Distagon 28/2, Planar 85/1.4, Makro-Planar 100/2.8
Others: CZ Sonnar 135/3.5 (Hasselblad V mount)
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| Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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LucisPictor wrote:
Wow, that's gonna be interesting!
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luisalegria
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luisalegria wrote:
Sounds like a Petzval-type portrait lens. These are normally huge. They were designed for speed and center sharpness.
This is a great article on the subject -
http://www.antiquecameras.net/petzvallens.html
"Cabinet" was a size of print, and on the lens this may have referred to the designed coverage, which seems to have been fairly small in relation to the size of the lens.
There were two "Cabinet" formats, one was 4x4 /12", the other 7x10"
Your lens is likely to be at least 100 years old.
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Arkku
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Arkku wrote:
Wow, that's one beast of a lens. When you get around to taking pictures with this lens, be sure to include one that shows this thing on the GF-1. Or the GF-1 on this thing, really… |
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wilson.c
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| Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:08 am Post subject: |
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wilson.c wrote:
Thanks for the info. I'm trying to get the lens cleaned up. Unfortunately it's showing signs of age with cleaning marks and some fungus etched on the rear elements. Lucky it's non-coated so makes things easier.
Wow, this is what I call a proper iris (20 blades)!!!  They don't make them like they used to nowadays.
If the lens doesn't flare a lot, the bokeh should be pretty cool for this large format portrait lens
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DSLR: Canon 5DMkII, 500D + Panasonic GF-1
SLR: Canon T90, Canon F1, Canon A1, Canon AE1 + Rolleiflex SL66 + Bronica ETRs
R'finder: Contax G1, G2 + Leica M6, M3 + Contax II
Lenses
M42: Angenieaux 90/1.8
Canon: FD 50/3.5 Macro, FD 80/1.8, FD 80-200L/4
Contax G: CZ Hologon 16/8, CZ Biogon 21/2.8, CZ Biogon 28/2.8, CZ Planar 45/2.0, CZ Sonnar 90/2.8
P-Six: CZJ Sonnar 180/2.8, CZJ Biometar 120/2.8
Contax: Distagon 28/2.8, Distagon 28/2, Planar 85/1.4, Makro-Planar 100/2.8
Others: CZ Sonnar 135/3.5 (Hasselblad V mount)
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Bruce wrote:
looks you could buzz cut a tree with that! 
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martinsmith99 wrote:
Crikey, a medieval canon with glass in! 
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| Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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fish4570 wrote:
woo-hoo! that is a buster!
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wilson.c
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wilson.c wrote:
Got some hints on the converters needed. A friend of mine in Singapore has a SL66 -> Mamiya 645 adapter with helicoid and then a Maniya 645 -> M42 or Canon EF mount. Sourced the latter.
Alex, help on the SL66 -> Mamiya 645 adapter!!
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DSLR: Canon 5DMkII, 500D + Panasonic GF-1
SLR: Canon T90, Canon F1, Canon A1, Canon AE1 + Rolleiflex SL66 + Bronica ETRs
R'finder: Contax G1, G2 + Leica M6, M3 + Contax II
Lenses
M42: Angenieaux 90/1.8
Canon: FD 50/3.5 Macro, FD 80/1.8, FD 80-200L/4
Contax G: CZ Hologon 16/8, CZ Biogon 21/2.8, CZ Biogon 28/2.8, CZ Planar 45/2.0, CZ Sonnar 90/2.8
P-Six: CZJ Sonnar 180/2.8, CZJ Biometar 120/2.8
Contax: Distagon 28/2.8, Distagon 28/2, Planar 85/1.4, Makro-Planar 100/2.8
Others: CZ Sonnar 135/3.5 (Hasselblad V mount)
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wilson.c
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wilson.c wrote:
Just got my hands on a SL66 extension tube so they it can be my sacrificial SL66 mount, need to turn a adapter down to M52 so it will fit on Alex's larger helicoid That should do it, and it didn't cost that much
Here's now it looks for now:
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DSLR: Canon 5DMkII, 500D + Panasonic GF-1
SLR: Canon T90, Canon F1, Canon A1, Canon AE1 + Rolleiflex SL66 + Bronica ETRs
R'finder: Contax G1, G2 + Leica M6, M3 + Contax II
Lenses
M42: Angenieaux 90/1.8
Canon: FD 50/3.5 Macro, FD 80/1.8, FD 80-200L/4
Contax G: CZ Hologon 16/8, CZ Biogon 21/2.8, CZ Biogon 28/2.8, CZ Planar 45/2.0, CZ Sonnar 90/2.8
P-Six: CZJ Sonnar 180/2.8, CZJ Biometar 120/2.8
Contax: Distagon 28/2.8, Distagon 28/2, Planar 85/1.4, Makro-Planar 100/2.8
Others: CZ Sonnar 135/3.5 (Hasselblad V mount)
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exaklaus wrote:
I hope your tripod will handle that lens well enough...
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fish4570 wrote:
caramba!
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Bruce wrote:
Haha, now it looks the brake drum on my car axle.
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