Dallmeyer 15x12 brass & Ilex Caltar 375mm lenses for 8x10 and 11x14







$349.0
Type
Standard
Focal Length
Fixed/Prime
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Here is a great classic lens two-fer. for large format photography. These both will work fir 11x14 as well as 8x10 portraits. The Dallmeyer was produced in 1872 and is showing separation but still has a good bit of clean/clear glass in the center for shooting at small apertures. The felt limed leather lens cap is marked "Meyer" but it fits perfectly. It comes with an aluminum retaining ring and is a Rapid Rectilinear type that is F8 wide open.. I am also including a period brass waterhouse stop of F45 as well as stops I fabricated from card stock for F11, F16, F22 & F32 in a leather pouch. The more modern offering is an Ilex-Calumet 375mm ( 14 3/4") F6.3 Caltar in a Universal No. 5 shutter. The shutter fires at all speeds including "B" and "T". The photo is of the St Tomas Moore statue was taken with this lens (on 11x14 Ilford HP5 film) and the statue of Mary was shot on an 11x14 glass plate. I never got to actually use the Dallmeyer as I am transitioning to a smaller format.