Help to identify massive lens.

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harisA
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Help to identify massive lens.

Post by harisA »

Came across this beast last Saturday.No markings on body.Front lens diameter 12cm,rear lens diameter 8.5cm ,length about 15cm ,distance from the front element to image plane (infinity focus) 19cm,weight 3.8kg.

Any idea what it is?

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Post by Lou Jost »

My guess is that it's a paperweight... :cry:

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Post by ray_parkhurst »

Looks like a lens from a video projector.

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Post by ChrisR »

19cm - might make a good tube lens. Probably wouldn't vignette :wink:
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Post by Harald »

Could it be from a cine projector?
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Post by lothman »

no engraving so it is a top secret aerial surveilance camera from a Blackbird SR72 and worth 1 Mio. $ under russian collectors :-)

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Post by lonepal »

lothman wrote:no engraving so it is a top secret aerial surveilance camera from a Blackbird SR72 and worth 1 Mio. $ under russian collectors :-)
:lol:
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Post by Macro_Cosmos »

It's probably some sort of projection lens?

No engravings though, it might be something used by the military :D

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