Need Rare Hypergon

[mark_stevenson]

Looking for the 200mm Hypergon fan lens for 20x24 camera. This lens is extremely rare, about the diameter of a salad plate, and gives 24x28 coverage. Would allow me to use the camera at tripod height without DOF issues of 30" Goerz Artar. Are there available specs on this lens for an attempt at remanufacture thru Edmund Scientific etc? Or is this an impossible wish.

[ellis_vener_photography]

have you tried Lens & Repro in New York City? They always

seem to have a few Hypergons for sale.

[mark_stevenson]

Yes I have contacted them and spoke with a gentlemen who had seen a

single one of these lenses in 3 decades although not of this

particular focal length. I understand there are many Hypergons but

only a few with huge coverage and these few are very rare.

[doug_paramore2]

Mark,

There is at the bottom of the classic lens threads a post on the

Hypergons. Wisner is planning, or has, brought out a modern version.

All the Hypergons have huge coverage due to the design, but the 200mm

could be a bit rarer, I don't know. Good luck with your hunt.

[michael_briggs2]

The good news: pages 54 and 55 of "A History of the Photographic Lens"

by Rudolf Kingslake give design details on the Hypergon. Exact

dimensions are given for the 100 mm focal length lens, these would

just be doubled to get 200 mm. A footnote gives the German, US and

British patent numbers, which should give further information.

 

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The bad news: The elements are deeply curved and thin. This

combination is extremely difficult to make and I would guess a custom

job to be in the category of "if you have to ask, you can't afford

it."