Caltar II-N 150mm f/5.6 MC Lens for 4x5 (Rodenstock APO Sironar N 150mm f/5.6)

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Seller: ztarfisch ✉️ (113) 100%, Location: Houghton, New York, US, Ships to: US & many other countries, Item: 296196404744 Caltar II-N 150mm f/5.6 MC Lens for 4x5 (Rodenstock APO Sironar N 150mm f/5.6). Caltar II-N 150mm f/5.6 Multi-coated Large Format Lens in Copal 0 Shutter--covers 4x5.  This particular lens was produced for Calumet Photographic by Rodenstock. It is the same as the Rodenstock APO Sironar N 150mm f/5.6, just with Calumet's in-house "Caltar" branding. This is an awesome "standard" or "normal" lens for 4x5--comparable to a 50mm on 35mm film/full frame digital. It's light, compact, and sharp from corner-to-corner. I'm the second owner--a friend of mine got it from Calumet Photo sometime in the early 2000's, and it got some light studio use until he went digital. I've had it for 5-6 years, but just haven't used it as much as I thought I would, so it's time to pass it on to someone who will give it the love it deserves! Specs: Image circle: 214mm @ infinity (covers 4x5 with ample movements) Weight: 220g Filter size: 49mm Shutter: Copal 0 In very good used condition. Fully functional. Includes caps (non-OEM) and retaining ring.  Shutter has been tested: speeds are consistent, and close to 100% accurate. I don't believe in that "sounds accurate" nonsense--I'm sorry, the human ear just isn't that precise! I actually used an adapter to attach this lens to a DSLR and compared the speeds of the Copal shutter to my DSLR shutter (which I know is accurate). I tested each shutter setting 5 times to check for variance. I found that some of the shutter speeds are slightly slow, but they are consistent , so it should be easy to compensate.  Shutter speed test results: 500 : 1/2 stop slow  250 : 2/3 stop slow 125 : accurate 60 : accurate 30 : 0.2 stop slow 15 : 0.2 stop slow 8 : 0.1 stop slow 4 : accurate 2 : accurate 1 : accurate The glass is in good shape: no haze, fungus, or balsam separation. There is a bit of internal dust, but nothing that will affect image quality. I also noticed a pinhole-sized spot on the front element where the coating has flaked off or been nicked (see green arrow in final photo). Again, it won't impact image quality, but for full disclosure I wanted to mention it. Aperture blades are clean, and move smoothly.  Filter ring is in good shape too. 49mm filters twist on easily.
  • Condition: Used
  • Brand: Caltar
  • Maximum Aperture: f/5.6
  • Type: Standard
  • Focus Type: Manual
  • Mount: Copal 0
  • Focal Length: 150mm
  • Compatible Filter Size: 49 mm

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