What is this lens - Dynar Voigtlander 6 1/2 inch - What should I do with it?

[Sully75]

Thanks again. Any idea what I could use for a shutter?

[Sully75]

bump! Regarding the shutter...is there anything I could buy as a replacement? Or should I try to have this one fixed?

[pgomena]

If you're serious about using it, put it in a new shutter. Finding parts for the old one will be tough, and it looks a bit tattered. Several vendors could help you. S.K. Grimes is one, lensn2shutter.com is another. It'll cost you a bit.

Peter Gomena

[jimgalli]

bump! Regarding the shutter...is there anything I could buy as a replacement? Or should I try to have this one fixed?

No direct replacements without expensive machine work. So a couple hundred for a Copal 1 and another 2 or 3 hundred for a machinist to make adapter bushings, you'll have a $555 lens that's worth at least what the Copal cost.

[guy1966]

According to my 1914 Z.T. Briggs catalog, the Dynar is a F/6 Triplet. The 6 1/2 inch is shown as covering 3 and a quarter by 5 and a half wide open. It sold for $25 as just the lens cells and $ 30 fitted to an iris diaphragm barrel. The catalog descriptions reads as follows:

The Dynar lens is of an entirely new construction, made of colorless Jena glass, famous the world over for it's great light transmitting power, uniformity of definition and the brilliancy of the pictures it produces.

It consists of three seperate lenses, so arranged as to obtain extreme rapidity. This lens is excellently adapted for the most rapid instantaneous exposures.

That's it!

[jnanian]

hi sully75

how about shooting paper negatives with it
low/even light. i made a cardboard lenscap for one of my older lenses
its easy .. black cardboard and tape ... all you have to do is think of slow
emulsions ( iso 6 sometimes ) and count in seconds ...
you could also use a hat or dark slide for a shutter ...
have fun!
john

[Sully75]

Hi all,

Thanks for all the info. I'm thinking about selling the lens...my main interest is in 5x7 and this won't cover it. All things being equal, I'd love to hold on to it, but I am poor

What would you think a fair price for this lens would be? It has a semi working shutter, a fully functional aperture. The glass is reasonably clean, there is some inner dust, definitely needs a cleaning, probably nothing that would affect image quality though.

Any thoughts? I have no idea. Not sure if I put it on ebay, anybody will know what it is. Suggestions?