Old Delft Alefar 180mm f/4.5
Old Delft · Alpa · 1952 · 4 elements in 3 groups
Also known as: Old Delft Alefar 180mm f/4.5 · Oude Delft Alefar 4.5/180 · Alefar 1:4.5 f=180mm Alpa
Variants & identification
| Variant | Mount | Years | Serial ranges | Production |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alefar 180mm f/4.5, preset | Alpa | 1952 | — | Unpublished |
- Construction, weight and the 1952 date are The Lens DB's; production is unpublished.
How to tell them apart
- OLD DELFT ALEFAR 1:4.5 f=180mm — the Dutch 180 against Angénieux's Alitar of the same specification
- Alefar 180mm f/4.5, preset: Preset diaphragm f/4.5–32, 310 g — a remarkably light 180 — focus to 2 m, 52 mm hood, introduced 1952 (The Lens DB); a c.1956 example sold at the twelfth Westlicht auction.
Specifications
- Formula
- 4 elements in 3 groups
- Construction
- 4 elements / 3 groups
- Aperture range
- f/4.5–f/32
- Min. focus
- 2 m
- Weight
- 310 g
- Years manufactured
- 1952
- Country
- Netherlands
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History
The Alefar is Old Delft’s 180mm f/4.5 for the Alpa bayonet — four elements in three groups, preset diaphragm to f/32, 310 grams, close focus two metres, introduced in 1952 by The Lens DB’s dating — the long lens of the Alnea catalogue until Angénieux’s heavier five-element Alitar of the same specification replaced it in 1959. A c.1956 example was sold at Westlicht’s twelfth auction. No production figure and no review have been found.
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