Period-correct lens for my Eastman No. 2

[2F/2F]

I am sure I would not appreciate it as much as you, Jim. I am not a collector of older lenses (yet ), and I have much to learn about them...so everything you posted about that lens sounded like gibberish to me! Not entirely...I understood that Goerz is the maker, that doppel is German for double, anastigmat is probably some new-fangled thing they incorporated to correct aberrations, serie III, who knows what it means, and gold volute shutter, who knows? What do the pix look like?

The crown jewel of my collection so far is a c. 1850 Voigtländer Petzval that I came across at an estate sale. Folks here seem to think it is about 240mm and will just cover 4x5. Still working on rigging up a lens board for it.

It won't fit on the No. 2, however. I am going to have to rig it to my Sinar somehow.

[mhcfires]

ha ha ha ha ha ya think ya know me pretty well eh? Not sure I could ever part with it

Jeez Jim,

You sound like someone I know (me). Packrat at heart. My GF grumbles at my collection of stuff, I somehow keep accumulating more and more. It is HARD to get rid of good stuff. I must admit that all my cameras are usable, you have only to put film in them and they will work. I don't have any of what my late wife called "dustables".

2F, I know you will find your lens and tripod, probably before I am able to find a 35mm lux for my M2.

[hspluta]

Well in the spirit of saving relationships I will be happy to offer a good home to any of those old lenses that will work with the 5x7 No.2 that I am restoring.

Just saying.............Harry

[aluncrockford]

not one to be a tad negative but were you intending to use colour film, as 7x5 film appears to be almost impossible to get hold of .

[hspluta]

Not sure about the OP, but as for me, I'm strictly a B/W kinda guy with the large format.

-Harry