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I bought this brass lens at auction many years ago. It has no maker engravings or waterhouse slot. It’s 300mm f4 by my calculations. Covers 10x8 with a sweet spot in the middle with rapid fall off of sharpness towards the edges in a classic Petzval style. I can’t remember what I paid for it and haven’t used it much because of the lack of an aperture.
After needing to use the camera bag it lives in for something else I decided to set it up on a camera to help me decide whether to keep it or sell it. The image on the ground glass is nice and bright and quite unique compared to my other lenses. I exposed a couple of test sheets of very expired FP4. On closer inspection of the lens I was excited to see the handwriting around the edge of the rear element.
Anyone else using Darlot lenses?
After needing to use the camera bag it lives in for something else I decided to set it up on a camera to help me decide whether to keep it or sell it. The image on the ground glass is nice and bright and quite unique compared to my other lenses. I exposed a couple of test sheets of very expired FP4. On closer inspection of the lens I was excited to see the handwriting around the edge of the rear element.
Anyone else using Darlot lenses?