Voigtlander Heliar 75mm (7.5cm) f3.5 lens in Compur Rapid shutter, ex Bessa 66

Voigtlander Heliar 75mm (7.5cm) f3.5 lens in Compur Rapid shutter, ex Bessa 66 (image 1/3)
Voigtlander Heliar 75mm (7.5cm) f3.5 lens in Compur Rapid shutter, ex Bessa 66 (image 2/3)
Voigtlander Heliar 75mm (7.5cm) f3.5 lens in Compur Rapid shutter, ex Bessa 66 (image 3/3)
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On offer is a nice little Voigtlander Heliar 7.5cm (75mm) f3.5 lens which came from a Voigtlander Bessa 66 'De Luxe' camera. The lens is set in a Compur Rapid shutter, and is in good condition. All the shutter speeds are working down to 1 second and sound accurate to the ear. The lens itself is quite a scarce one and is in very clean condition - I have shown a picture taken with the shutter set on 'B' and held open while the lens is focused on some quite small text, to show its condition. The glass is clear and there are no scratches on the front element. (There is a very little bit of light reflecting on the right hand side of the glass - this isn't separation or haze or anything to do with the lens itself, it is light from my living room window reflecting from the front glass surface). The front focusing part turns smoothly and stops accurately at infinity. The aperture blades open and close smoothly. If you know the Voigtlander Bessa 66, it had a rather obscure hinged yellow filter by 'moment' fitted, which on most Bessa cameras has either been taken off or snapped off over the years, as it was more of a hindrance than a use, and when opened out for normal use of the lens, this filter was easily knocked. You can see where the filter hinge attached in my first picture. The yellow filter is missing from this one, but obviously read more
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