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musashi · Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 10:15 pm Post subject:

Hi Everybody!!!
I have an Urgent question!!!
I found an interesting item!!
It's a NOVAR Anastigmat 105mm VELIO.
I can't find any info about this Lens.

Can anyone tell me something about it??
It is a good Lens???
Will it fit my 4 x 5" Format???

I Hope anyone could help me, because I need to give an answer soon.

Thanks a lot!!!

Dan Fromm · Joined: 14 May 2001 Posts: 2144 Location: New Jersey

t.r.sanford · Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 12:24 pm Post subject:

The "Novar" seems to have been Zeiss's implementation of the famous "Cooke Anastigmat" design. In the prewar and immediate postwar years, model ranges of Zeiss and other German cameras that offered lower and higher cost alternatives often provided a "Novar" on the cheaper and a "Tessar" on the more expensive model.

I had an ancient Zeiss "Ikoflex" with 80mm. "Novar" when I was in college. It was a good picture-taker. I've not seen a 105mm., but would expect it to do well when used for the 2-1/4x3-1/4 format for which it was made. I'd expect its coverage to be rather narrower than a "Tessar" (or "Kodak Anastigmat," etc.).

musashi · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 12:47 pm Post subject:

Thanks Everybody!!!
It's nice to have someone that gives you light in these matters...

Now I got another lens on sight....

It's a WOLLENSAK 25cm Without shutter. It's says "For Graflex". I know that I must be anoying with all these questions, but...
Will this lens give me enough coverage for the 4 x 5 Format???

Thanks again!!!

Dan Fromm · Joined: 14 May 2001 Posts: 2144 Location: New Jersey

musashi · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 7:58 pm Post subject:

The Lens has an aperture range of f:5,6 - 32

Thank for your time!!