jay_capodiferro Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 I just bought a Graflex Speed Graphics 2x3 camera but I've never heard of the lens that it comes with. (The camera is being shipped to me so I don't have it in front of me to look closer.) The lens is a 105mm f3.8 Casser with a compur shutter, speeds from 1 to 250 with B and T. I can't find anything on this lens. Has anyone heard of it and can you tell me anything about it? I plan on buying a Kodak Ektar lens later. For now, I will try this lens and post the results in a few weeks.Any help would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochen_S Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 The lens seems older than the shutter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecollopy Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Hi Jay What a coincidence. I've been searching for info all day on the Steinheil Munchen Cassar. Just put a bid on a Welta with one. There is zero refernce to it in the vast Pnet archives which really surprises me. It's a relatively common lens. So far what I've uncovered googling is conflicting, some say it's a triplet, some say it's a tessar. I hope somebody here in the know will come forth and shed some light on this lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_capodiferro Posted December 2, 2004 Author Share Posted December 2, 2004 Dave, thanks for the spelling correction. That helped. I found a few references to the Steinheil Cassar lens and they say it is a triplet. Other than that, I see no reference to image quality. I also found that my 3.8 is a front element focus lens. I think I will still invest in a nice Ektar 2.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_elek Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 Ivor Mantanle wrote about the Cessar sometime this year. I seemed to recall him writing that he thought it was a pedestrian lens on the level of a Novar though possibly not quite as good as a Novar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don_mckeith Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 it's listed as a Steinheil triplet- here's a good list of lenses by make/construction http://medfmt.8k.com/mf/lenstype.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.antiquecameras.net Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 <p>all about the Cassar<p> <a href="http://www.antiquecameras.net">www.antiquecameras.net</a><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_m Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 The Cassar was a poor lens in 35mm format being used on many cheapie cameras from Germany. However in mediumn format it may perform ok, so I would try it out before upgrading. I believe there was also a lens called the Cassaron which was a better quality 4-element lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tito sobrinho Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 Steinheil, made several Ekakta mount lenses, but the Cassar was not among them. My Steinhel 55/1.9 Auto-Quinon 6 element is an excellent performer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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