AGFA/ANSCO UNIVERSAL 5X7 CAMERA W/ TAYLOR & HOBSON 8" F4.5 SERIES II COOKE 5X8 LENS (NO. 54832) & BAUSCH & LOMB TESSAR IC 210MM E.F. F4.5 LENS (NO. TF6306). ALSO COMES WITH 3 - 5X7 FILM HOLDERS & A WOODEN CASE.
THE CAMERA IS IN EXCELLENT COSMETIC CONDITION WITH MINIMAL WEAR. THE BELLOWS PULL OUT SMOOTHLY AND HAVE NO LIGHT LEAKS. THE CAMERA ITSELF PULLS OUT BUT IT IS A LITTLE TOUGH. THE GROUND GLASS HAS NO CRACKS OR CHIPS. THE FRONT CAMERA MOVES UP AND DOWN SMOOTHLY. THE FILM HOLDERS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE WITHOUT CRACKS OR DENTS. 8" LENS DOES NOT HAVE SCRATCHES BUT HAS FUNGUS FORMING ALONG THE VERY EDGE & DOES HAVE A VERY SLIGHT HAZE. THE SHUTTER RING IS VERY HARD TO MOVE AND THE BLADES HAVE NO SIGNS OF OIL OR RUST. THE TESSAR LENS DOES NOT HAVE FUNGUS, HAZE OR SCRATCHES. IT DOES HAVE SOME DUST INSIDE BUT THIS LENS WORKS GREAT. THE SHUTTER BLADES MOVE SMOOTHLY ALONG WITH APERTURE BLADES. NO SIGNS OF OIL OR RUST.
