Please help identify

[cameronfitzgerald]

Hi Team,

I’ve had this aluminium box which includes a pantex telescopic lens as well as a lot of cronofilter lenses and am unable to find any information online about it so was hoping someone on here could help. I own a cannon so not much use to me so would also be nice to understand its worth, if anything.

Thanks as always

 

[Jeff15]

Hello and welcome, It looks like an old telephoto lens or maybe a telescope, but it looks very old.

 

[RAZKY]

Hi Team,

I’ve had this aluminium box which includes a pantex telescopic lens as well as a lot of cronofilter lenses and am unable to find any information online about it so was hoping someone on here could help. I own a cannon so not much use to me so would also be nice to understand its worth, if anything.

Thanks as always

It's a 500 f/8.0 lens (NOT a telephoto), perhaps a T-mount. I'm not familiar with the brand. The case is probably worth more than the lens.

 

[cgw]

Just Google "Tamron Popular 500mm. Over to you...Go to eBay for valuation.

 

[cgw]

It's a 500 f/8.0 lens (NOT a telephoto), perhaps a T-mount. I'm not familiar with the brand. The case is probably worth more than the lens.

It's a Tamron-made lens. They once cranked out piles of lenses sold under various "brands."
Most dusty old "Spiratone" glass was made by Tamron.

 

[RAZKY]

NOW I can make it out! Looks fuzzy on my old laptop screen.

 

[480sparky]

We used to call them Baseball Bats. Totally manual lenses. Didn't even couple the aperture to the camera. You used the C/O ring to open and close the blades. Open to focus and compose, then turn it to Close to set the aperture for exposure.

Very low-end optics.