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It’s surprising what you can find on FB marketplace when it’s poorly described.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was listed as just “Vintage Antique”, no other info apart from the asking price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I messaged to ask for some dimensions as the online images didn’t show much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reply was 520mm and f5.6, which was a little too specific considering the lack of other info. (It’s actually f8)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A quick ebay search brought up a Ross 15×12 with those exact measurements. A message soon arrived saying these sell for \u00a31K and he had just increased the price, but I could  have it at the bargain price it was originally advertised for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purely out of interest, I arranged to go take a look this evening. You never know, stranger things have happened in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, you’ve heard the term buying “out the boot of a car” or “off the back of a lorry”, well, this surely had a feel of that. The chap was sitting in his van outside the advertised address and handed me the lens, again stating what they sell for on Ebay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Straight away, you could tell this isn’t going to be a whopping big brass petzval. I began to explain the differences and that maybe he could get a few hundred for it on Ebay as I wasn’t really interested. He looked very disappointed, and he didn’t use Ebay and needed the cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He dropped the price, and me being a soft touch handed over an agreeable ammount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting home and looking at it, not under a street lamp, the glass is spotless, and it turns out to be a Wray London 15×12 N.2652<\/p>\n\n\n

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I know that Wray lenses aren’t the most sought-after brass lenses, but I’m keen to pop it on my 12×15 inch field camera and see how it performs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It measures just about 125mm x 75mm. I’ll check the focal length tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Does anyone have a Wray serial number list, I’d like a little more info on the lens?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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