"Cheesehead" wrote in message
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On Jan 24, 8:54 pm, "Richard Knoppow"
wrote:

The B&L Convertible Protar was originally built under
license from Zeiss but B&L aquired the rights somehow
after
WW-1. It is a very fine lens. The individual cells are
corrected for coma so they are sharper than the cells of a
Dagor but the combined lens is about the same. The 2D was
probably the most popular camera for studio use in its
day.
It was strong and not too expensive. Still an excellent
camera especially for field use. You have a fine rig
there.
If the bellows have pin-holes they will probaby need to be
replaced. While there are many cures for pin-holes
proposed
none works very well because the flexing of the bellows
tends to loosen any patches. However, the one that seems
best is the patching material sold for diver's wet suits.

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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA


Thanks.
I would like to find a 4x5 reducing back for it.
There was one on eBay a couple of months ago,
but they don't come up very often.

I was lucky enough to find a home made one, essentially
the back from a Calumet 4x5 fastened to a panel that fits
the back of the Agfa. Has the rotating feature of the
Calumet back. I also have a factory one for my Calumet C-1.
I also have a factory 5x7 back for the Agfa so I can shoot
all three sizes with it. I also have a 5x7 Agfa Universal
View. Its similar to the 8x10 but didn't have the sliding
bed block. I have both 5x7 and 4x5 backs for it. Mine
originally came with the 4x5 back, Agfa-Ansco sold this as a
"deluxe" 4x5 camera. The extra bellows draw is useful for
portrait and other work where longer than normal lenses are
desirable. For some reason I have a fondness for the
Agfa-Ansco cameras and like to work with them despite the
fact that there are other, better, cameras.
BTW, I found my 4x5/5x7 at a yard sale complete with
Agfa studio stand, case, lens, and accessories being sold as
furniture!!!


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA