Re: [APML] Biggest lens I ever saw!

["Ted Agos" <lester@ziplink.net>]

It's a nice lens but useless for astro photography. The color correction is for haze penetration. with filters you might be able to use it for Black and white naro band photos.

 

Ted Agos  N1SBM
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----- Original Message -----

From: Monte Wilson

To: Astro Mail

Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 1:54 AM

Subject: [APML] Biggest lens I ever saw!

Trawling through Ebay I just came across a real whopper of a lens. It is a 36" (914mm) f4 Perkin Elmer. My guess is it was a mapping camera. The objective is 9" across. It would be fun to own and make an amazing astrograph but it also weighs 300lb so no commercial mount I know of would hold it. The item number and URL are below. 

 

Item # 1736104559

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1736104559&indexURL=2#ebayphotohosting