70 inch C. P. Goerz Apochromat ARTAR

[Airik7777]

Hello,
I considering parting with a large format lens that I have had for many years. Here is the basic information from the rim:
C. P. Goerz A.M. Opt. Co. Apochromat ARTAR 70 in. F:16
Physical dimensions: Approx 6” external diameter. Approx 9” length.
The lens itself weighs just over 19lbs.

It was used on a custom built, large format graphic arts camera and dates back to the late 40's or early 50's. It is still in very good condition and has a custom wood storage case. It has been locked away in a safe for about 20 years and I have decided that it's time to finally part with it.

Anyone know of sources other than eBay that would be a good place to list such a lens? I know there has to be a very small market for something like this but also want to make sure it ends up somewhere that it can be used or maintained in a collection. If nothing else, it makes a wonderful conversation piece!

I have posted a few photos of the lens.
(The CD shown in the one photo is just for a size reference.)

Thanks in advance!

Eric

[Barry S]

eBay. There are probably only a handful of people in the world that would want a 70" lens and eBay is the best way to find them. Run of the mill crazy people with normal 20 x 24 process cameras aren't likely to have enough bellows length for that lens, but hey--maybe someone is turning their house into a camera.

[Oren Grad]

You can try listing it on the Large Format Photography Forum:

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/

Bear in mind that there's a 30-day waiting period there before new members are allowed to post in the classifieds.

But yeah, even on the LF board, potential users of a 70" lens will be few and far between.

[Venchka]

There was man in New Orleans who had a huge vacuum frame (15' + long) on rails in one room. The other room had a similar, smaller frame for E size sheets of film, also mounted on rails. The wall between these two rooms was his "lens board". No doubt he had a lens not unlike this one. I wonder what happened to that lens.

[Greg Davis]

I built my 20x24 field camera to use this length lens, but I honestly can't imagine actually doing it.

[domaz]

You could put this lens on a 4x5 and do large format bird photography with it. That is a massive lens.

[2F/2F]

Dear kind sir,

I wonder, please, can you tell me, this fit my Canon EOS DSLR? I am professional photograpzkxher I looking for lens I use for fine art lens for sport, portrait, landscape, candid, fasjzkxion, nude, auto, animal, leaf, and perszkxonal thing.

Regards,

Joe Smith

[Wyno]

That lens would swallow a DSLR for breakfast.
Mike

[richard ide]

Heavy lenses are a PITA. I have a 1200 mm Apo Tessar which I would love to use but at 23 lbs it needs it's own tripod. It was ok on my big enlarger but otherwise a paperweight.

[totalamateur]

Let us know when and where you post it, I'm intereted to see how much buzz it generates.