Meyer Gorlitz Primoplan 1,5/58 ???

[hemmo]

I bought recently two Meyer lenses:

Meyer Gorlitz Primoplan 1,9/7,5cm (Exakta) #9930xx
Meyer Gorlitz Primoplan 1,5/58 (Exakta) #1061xxx

My wonder is that Primoplan 1,5/58 version. I can't find any information about this lens from the net.
F 1,9 versions are maybe quite common (at least you can find some information about those),
but this 1,5/58 version.. .. ? I can't found any information about that lens at all.

I'm really happy if someone can tell something about this mysterious Primoplan 1,5/58.

a few pics the lens itself
(in these pics the rear cap and exakta => eos adapter just to get some kind scale about the size of the lens)

[Attila]

WOW! I never heard too! You did got two rare valuable lens ! Congrats!

[Jethro Tull]

They sure look smart lenses and look in very good condition, do you have any shots taken with them?

[rbelyell]

holy s**t, you hit the motherlode! please keep the info flowing on these!

[exaklaus]

Hi, never heard about it before. That's a real find!!!

Guess it is a prototype!
The numbering with the gaps between the number blocks indicates that.
I have few later protos with such a kind of numbering

Klaus

[mo]

Congrats! I look forward to seeing some images from this mysterious lens

[taunusreiter]

could be a misengraving? the f/2 aperture stop is missing and the f/1.5 is where the f/1.9 would be expected.

[luisalegria]

Best way to tell I think would be a side-by-side comparison with a 58/1.9

I had a 1.9 Primotar and I do think the glass on this seems wider than mine had, but thats just a subjective impression.

[ManualFocus-G]

It looks both stunning and rare, massive congratulations!

[hemmo]

Hi, and many thanks for your kind answers to my question Friends!

I'm really sorry for this very late responce (I've been 'on the road' few days and I'm extremely busy also in coming days, but I'll try to take and send here some test pics with that lens as soon I can in coming days...)

Prototype. WoW!
I expected that it's rare, but a prototype!!!

At first very big warning relating to these my purchases (at least for Finnish readers here).
I bought these two Meyers from my first visit to one local small camera repair shop (for old cameras and lenses) at Helsinki
http://www.saunalahti.fi/kamerahu/index.html It's really dangerous place for MFL-fools like us!
Like candy store! Just small shop, but all those shiny and intresting items there..

I don't know if they send internationally or not, but in this link some kind small selection about their warranty maintained lenses and cameras on sale at the moment (they said that they update this list weekly) http://www.saunalahti.fi/kamerahu/page3.html (and all those items comes with 6 month warranty!!!)
If you're someday interested of something there, their email: kamerahuolto.ml@saunalahti.fi
Just an exellent and very very dangerous place!!!

Back to the lenses. Those both (Primoplan1.5/58 and 1,9/7,5cm) didn't focus to infinity with my 7D. => with their warranty service they fixed both lenses for my use. For that 1,9/7,5cm it has been easy job to do, but with this 1,5/58 it has been more difficult. The correction to focus to infinity for my 7D with that 1.5/58 made 50cm loss with the closest focusing distance (0,7m =>1.2m) but it's now fixed like that as an all around lens for my use. It can be easily turn back as it was before, but it's now fixed for my use like this.

I've taken just few test shots with those lenses when I was on my way back from that shop. First impressions are that at full aperture (F1.5) that 58mm is very soft, but somewhere after F/2 => very nice Meyer and that (pre war lens) 1.9/75cm feels just exellent for portraits purposes.

Sorry about this quick and very long and late response (with my poor english) for your kind posts.
I'll try to take and post some test pics as soon I can here.

At this picture those both Meyers I bought from they (Primoplan 1.5/58 and 1,9/7,5cm)

[NikonD]

both lenses look very exotic!
I'm glad that I'm using Nikon... otherwise I would be buried beneath all the lenses

[Attila]

7,5cm lens value is over 2000 USD other perhaps more ... if you not ruin it... so be careful about modifications

[calvin83]

Both lens are exotic... The exakta adapter you get cannot give you infinity as it is too thick. Try to get one a quality adapter so both your lens will focus to infinity.

[themoleman342]

[rafa1981]

Maybe they aren't that expensive, but in my case I would sell it to the collectors and get the money to afford something more mundane to do my shooting.

[IAZA]

where's drooling icon
congrats!

[hemmo]

[Attila]

Thank you for sharing images, rare opportunity to see any picture taken with this lens. Nice lens I like it, with proper PP I think it will be very good.

[laenee]