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Whats this? Bausch and Lomb 40" (1016mm!)
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:39 pm    Post subject: Whats this? Bausch and Lomb 40" (1016mm!) Reply with quote
Anyone know anything about this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HUGE-VINTAGE-BAUSCH-LOMB-TELESTIGMAT-40-inch-f-8-LENS-MILITARY-/381112139167?pt=UK_Lenses_Filters_Lenses&hash=item58bc0dbd9f


PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's a WWII era aerial lens, but the back end has been mullered with.. see http://knoppix.net/store/Rare-Wwii-Bausch-Lomb-Telestigmat-F-8-Aerial-Photography-Telescope-Military_301389926443.html

And http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?69629-B-amp-L-Telestigmat-What-is-this-Thing


PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
You will find the lens (and the suitable camera Laughing !) mentioned under Aerial Cameras.

Picture ripped from the Net, no copyright fringement intended and no money made in the process.


PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Professional 1950s-early 1960's mounting job I think.
Exakta mount I am willing to guess.
Not a lot of 1000mm lenses about in those days and those that were available new were very expensive.
There was also a fashion of adapting these old WWII aerial lenses for sports photography, aka the Graflex based "Big Berthas".


PostPosted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Interesting - thanks for the info.
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