Dallmeyer 85/2 Dallac

[dkCambridgeshire]

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Ffordes are listing a very scarce LTM Dallmeyer 85/2 Dallac lens https://www.ffordes.com/p/SOR-28-066330/leica-screw/85mm-f2-dallmeyer-dallac 

Flickr has a series of Dallmeyer 85/2 images which illustrate its interesting imaging characteristics 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/44264/albums/72157629062805527/with/6774130393/

Beyond my budget but can understand why the lens is sought after

BW, dunk 

 

 

 

Edited November 17, 2023 by dkCambridgeshire

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[dkCambridgeshire]

And another just listed https://www.lcegroup.co.uk/Used/Miscellaneous-Dallmeyer-Dallac-8.5cm-F/2-(Serial-494627)_394088.html

[pgk]

My (limited) experience of Dallmeyer and other 35mm lenses is that they perform as you would expect of such lenses of their day. As collectables they may well have a value which exceeds there ability to produce imagery (neither have sold though!). I have a Dallmeyer 35mm f/4.5 off an Ilford Advocate. I suspect that it performs about as well as a 35mm Elmar from the images that I have taken so far. It was considerably cheaper than the Dallac though , as are Canon 85mm LTM which are potentially quite comparable. FWIW many (relatively early) British built 35mm lenses seem to be on a high valuewise at the moment. I wonder how long this will last?

[dkCambridgeshire]

On 12/3/2023 at 12:13 PM, pgk said:

My (limited) experience of Dallmeyer and other 35mm lenses is that they perform as you would expect of such lenses of their day. As collectables they may well have a value which exceeds there ability to produce imagery (neither have sold though!). I have a Dallmeyer 35mm f/4.5 off an Ilford Advocate. I suspect that it performs about as well as a 35mm Elmar from the images that I have taken so far. It was considerably cheaper than the Dallac though , as are Canon 85mm LTM which are potentially quite comparable. FWIW many (relatively early) British built 35mm lenses seem to be on a high valuewise at the moment. I wonder how long this will last?

It's the wide aperture Dallmeyer lenses which are 'box office' ref their 'full aperture soft image "glow" ' That subjective image quality about which some collectors go bananas .   The Advocate's f4.5 is not in the wide aperture category. The Dallmeyer 50mm Septac f1.5 is very sought after by collectors - one example sold at WestLicht Auction for in excess of £30K a few years ago. 

Flickr has Septac images which illustrate the 'glow' 

Edited December 11, 2023 by dkCambridgeshire