Repair of Leitz NY Wollensak Raptar

[trittium]

I reciently purchases a camera lot of *bay that is terribly sour. It included a Leitz NY Wollensak Raptar Lens 90/4.5. The problem is that this lens does not have aperature blades or a diaphram system. I know Wollensak made these lenses and enlarger lenses which bear a striking resemblence to the lens in the housing (same name, shape, f-stops, distance). Do you think the diaphram and aperature blade could be taken from an enlarging lens and put into the Leitz NY Lens? I am guessing this would be possible, but does anyone know for sure?

Enlarger

Lens: similar to mine but i have a Raptar instead of a Velostigmat

 

[Sonnar Brian]

It's worth a try and enlarger lenses are dirt cheap.

Send me a PM. I have a 135mm Raptar enlarger lens, I can photograph and measure for you.

If not, you will be looking for lenses with trashed optics. Been there, done that.

 

[trittium]

bump, does anyone else have experience with this or any ideas

 

[phototone]

I would think that you would have to use the same focal length Wollensak Raptar enlarging lens. I have the same Leica lens as you, and the lens element group unscrews from the focusing barrel, just like the 90mm Elmar does. But in your case, is it worth fixing? Don't know, but I think you might find another Leica/Raptar 90mm fairly cheaply at auction if you take a little time.

 

[trittium]

It worked. The aperature system was completely compatable. Who would have thunk it.

I cannablized a Wollensak 90mm Enlarging raptar. All and all, and $13 fix.