Old Delft Algular 135mm f/3.2

Old Delft · Alpa · 1952 · 5 elements in 3 groups

Also known as: Old Delft Algular 135mm f/3.2 · Oude Delft Algular 3.2/135 · Algular 1:3.2 f=135mm Alpa

Variants & identification

Variant Mount Years Serial ranges Production
Algular 135mm f/3.2, preset Alpa 1952 Unpublished
  1. Construction, weight and year are The Lens DB's; production is unpublished.
How to tell them apart (expand)
  • OLD DELFT ALGULAR 1:3.2 f=135mm — the odd f/3.2, a third faster than the Tele-Xenar 135

Specifications

Formula
5 elements in 3 groups
Construction
5 elements / 3 groups
Aperture range
f/3.2–f/32
Min. focus
1.1 m
Weight
270 g
Years manufactured
1952
Country
Netherlands

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History

The Algular is Old Delft’s 135mm for the Alpa: five elements in three groups, a preset diaphragm from the unusual maximum of f/3.2 to f/32, 270 grams, close focus 1.1 metres, introduced 1952 with the rest of the Dutch set — Alfinon, Alfinar, Alefar — as the Alnea catalogue’s alternative to Schneider’s Tele-Xenar 135mm f/3.5. Production is unpublished and no review has been found.

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