Gabriel Bemerghi
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Hello.I am selling after a few years one of the most beloved lenses in my collection. Some years ago I bought them from my friends at OLd Fast Glass, who also sold them with pain in their hearts =) According to the attached information they are prototypes and did not come on line as the other lomos standart speed.
Lazar Zalmanov ( LOMO ) kindly provided us with the following information about the history of the lens, but I believe that more information can be obtained from JSC elite as Lazar indicated.
Surprisingly, the 35mm lens has much higher definition than any LOMO standart speed...and we have used it many times mixed with cookes and anamorphic s7 elites in advertising work, it is indeed a "one of a kind" lens.
It is a good opportunity for the new wave of Axel and TLS rehousings, I sent the specifications to the company and it is possible to rehouse them, with an average waiting time of 6 months. It is worth it, as it is notable that LOMO prices dropped two years ago and then went up again recently. One of the big advantages of such clear lenses is that you can use a 35xVV expander and get a LOMO FF with a speed equivalent to LOMO standart speed.
35mm T1.6 ( internal rotation )
50mm T1.4
75mm T1.6
Original Ad by OFG: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P92...ew?usp=sharing
Lens Images: https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...Z6?usp=sharing
Currently the lenses are in California for sale and evaluation by Optitek.
I'll take this opportunity to send you a link to the images, the last maintenance done, the original post about them when I bought them and a link to the trailer of a film made with them in Brazil and Portugal about two years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL72HyGSB34
Evaluation upon request, contact by email : jacek@optitek.org
Price drop : USD 58000.00
Dear Gabriel!
Thank you for your information. Now everything is clear to me.
Your lenses are not made at LOMO. Look at the photo of the three lenses. There you will see the inscription "TsKBK". That stands for "Central Design Bureau of Film Equipment". Later that company was called NPO Ekran. That company doesn't exist now. The people who worked there set up Optika-Elit in the 1990s.
In the Soviet Union Central Design Bureau used to develop prototypes of new cinema lenses, some of which were sent to LOMO for serial production.
LOMO mass-produced lenses:
- 35BAS10-2-01 (F35mm);
- 35BAS22-2 (F50 mm);
- 35BAS23-2 (F75 mm);
Those lenses in the pictures have other ciphers. I can assume that they are prototypes. This is confirmed by their serial numbers (002, 007 and 003). Usually the prototype batch was produced in quantities of up to 10 pcs. That is why they are on the market very rarely.
Thus, we cannot confirm that these lenses were made at LOMO.
I think you can get more information about them from Optika Elite, which continued to work on the subject of anamorphic optics after the 90s. Here's a link to their website:
https://optica-elite.com/
Sorry if I didn't help you with the customs problem.
Good luck!
Regards,
Lazar Zalmanov
50mm FRONTAL three dot coating ( does not affect image )
50mm FRONT - light scratches 2mm ( does not affect image )
50mm INSIDE - light scratches ( doesn't affect the image )
50mm REAR - three small dots on the coating ( not affecting the image )
35mm FRONT - Light coating spots ( not affecting the image )
35mm INSIDE - Lots of light scratches ( doesn't affect the image )
35mm REAR - Light spots ( don't affect the image )
35mm REAR - Cleaning marks ( not affecting the image )
75mm FRONT - Light scratches ( does not affect image )
75mm INSIDE - Spots on coating ( not affecting image )
75mm REAR - six light spots ( does not affect image )
75mm REAR - light scratches ( does not affect image )
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