About an old lens -- Rodenstock doppel anastigmat Eurynar?

<p>I just got a old lens: G. rodenstock München doppel anastigmat Eurynar 1:6.8 f=18cm No 947272, I have several questions about this lens.<br>

1, how old is this lens?<br>

2, how this lens perform?<br>

3, How to install this lens on a modern shutter (copal)? Do I use the aperture of the lens or the aperuture of the shutter, how to operate it?</p>

<p>1. Around 1939.<br>

2. Probably quite well. They're generally said to be very sharp, but not ultra contrasty, and the few sample shots online seem to support this.<br>

3. Realistically, you probably don't, as I think it's just too dang large. I'd guess a Packard shutter would be your only option, but I could be wrong... and you'd use the aperture on the lens, in that case.</p>

<p>Packard shutter is the way to go, unless you have some money you do not need ,then you can have it custom mounted to a shutter, as how well will it preform the best way to find out is to use it, get some black foam core board make a lens board and to mount it to the camera and use something to cover len's till your ready to take the shot:<br>

Each of us get these's older len's to get that un-usal look from the some are better than some of those of later make-ing : Have fun with it :</p>

<p>I have two of them (16,5 cm/4,5 and 13,5 cm/4,5). Both are very nice performers, quite sharp but not so much contrasty. Mines are in compur shutter and I can use them alone. I also have Sinar cameras and I am using <em><strong>Sinar copal shutter</strong> </em> so I can mount them on lensboard (16,5cm is using lensboard #2 and 13,5 cm is using #1).<br /> Just be carefull. If you can dismount glasses from shutter and get clear them you can dramatically improve contrast on your lens.<br /> ..darko</p>

<p>1. Around 1939.<br>

2. Probably quite well. They're generally said to be very sharp, but not ultra contrasty, and the few sample shots online seem to support this.<br>

3. Realistically, you probably don't, as I think it's just too dang large. I'd guess a Packard shutter would be your only option, but I could be wrong... and you'd use the aperture on the lens, in that case.</p>

Hi you seem a knowledgeable guy, I have an old box camera with a Eurynar anastigmatic 1:45 F=21cm lens N0170781 any idea of the date of manufacture of this lens please

Hi you seem a knowledgeable guy, I have an old box camera with a Eurynar anastigmatic 1:45 F=21cm lens N0170781 any idea of the date of manufacture of this lens please

 

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Did you notice the date on this thread?

170781? Per P-H Pont's chronology, a little before 1920.