Carl Meyer convertible lens?

[darinwc]

Werent the newer "GOERZ BERLIN" lenses also B&J remounts (with similar suspect quality)?

[JPD]

Werent the newer "GOERZ BERLIN" lenses also B&J remounts (with similar suspect quality)?

You mean the "BERLIN DAGOR" (Not marked as "GOERZ"). Yes, they were leftovers from german Goerz. Mostly second/third selection glass of lesser quality, coated, mismatched and mounted by B&J after the war.

Not to be confused with "C.P.GOERZ BERLIN DAGOR" which is the real thing.

[jimgalli]

It sounds like they may have had a set of Protar VII cells and made a Carl Meyer out of them. 210mm is a bad number for Protar's though. You could get a 198mm f6.3 or a 240mm f6.3, but not a 210 from any of the ordinary factory cells. If you shine a lamp into the front group alone, count reflections. See if you get 2 bright and 3 dim. Burke and James did some weird stuff. There were lots of other makers of Protar type cells.

[darinwc]

Could it be a taylor hobson?