Lots of Symmars and Xenotars, Dagors and Ektars are out there - presumably for large format film photography. One might think that prices would drop, now that "film" users are on the decline. But are they? Recently, a Schneider 150mm F2.8 Xenotar in a Copal 3 sold on ebay for over $30,000. That's unusual of course, and many large format lenses, capable of covering 8X10 or more, are selling for more realistic figures.
But don't expect any real bargains soon. The prices seem to be holding on fine lenses. Shown here: A 240mm Symmar, in a Compur shutter, image shot with an old Polaroid Close-up attachment on a model 180 packfilm camera, with a +3 close up lens, on Fuji FP-3000 processed for about 25 seconds or maybe 2X as long as usual since it was warm. This is the scanned-in and inverted negative. Notice that there is a little "emulsion lift" on the right, caused by less than perfectly careful removal of the paper border just prior to scanning. The top image is a linear presentation of the as-scanned negative, and the bottom is a long toe version but otherwise linear scale presentation. If you look at the right edge of the lens you can definitely see solarization, and there is also evidence of it in the deep shadows in the lower left.
But don't expect any real bargains soon. The prices seem to be holding on fine lenses. Shown here: A 240mm Symmar, in a Compur shutter, image shot with an old Polaroid Close-up attachment on a model 180 packfilm camera, with a +3 close up lens, on Fuji FP-3000 processed for about 25 seconds or maybe 2X as long as usual since it was warm. This is the scanned-in and inverted negative. Notice that there is a little "emulsion lift" on the right, caused by less than perfectly careful removal of the paper border just prior to scanning. The top image is a linear presentation of the as-scanned negative, and the bottom is a long toe version but otherwise linear scale presentation. If you look at the right edge of the lens you can definitely see solarization, and there is also evidence of it in the deep shadows in the lower left.
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