No. 3 Series II anastigmatic patent lens

Made:
London
maker:
J H Dallmeyer Ltd

No. 3 Series II anastigmatic patent lens F.5.4 6.5inch f.l. in a heliocal focusing mount and ring type iris diaphragm. Double Anastigmat with a field of approximately 85 degrees at the maximum aperture of F.5.4. Either front or back lens can be used on its own as a single landscape lens. Using the front combination the focal length is 1.5 x that of the entire lens while the rear combination gives a single lens with a focal length double of that of the whole lens. First introduced in 1897. Dallmeyer

Details

Category:
Photographic Technology
Collection:
Arthur Frank Collection
Object Number:
1979-559/1231
Materials:
glass
type:
anastigmatic lens
credit:
The Arthur Frank Collection