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*Alfinar 1:3,5 f=38mm<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Old-Delft-Alfinar-3.5-38mm/AI-29-33702 Alfinar 3,5/38mm] serial no.252392 for Alpa Reflex, sold at the 29th Westlicht Auction.</ref>
 
*Alfinar 1:3,5 f=38mm<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Old-Delft-Alfinar-3.5-38mm/AI-29-33702 Alfinar 3,5/38mm] serial no.252392 for Alpa Reflex, sold at the 29th Westlicht Auction.</ref>
 
*Alfinon 1:2,8 f=5cm<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Alpa-Prisma-Reflex/AI-30-34585 Alfinon 2,8/5cm] serial no.492217 for Alpa Reflex, c.1949, sold with a Prisma Reflex at the 30th Westlicht Auction.</ref>
 
*Alfinon 1:2,8 f=5cm<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Alpa-Prisma-Reflex/AI-30-34585 Alfinon 2,8/5cm] serial no.492217 for Alpa Reflex, c.1949, sold with a Prisma Reflex at the 30th Westlicht Auction.</ref>
*Delca TD50 1:6,3 f=50cm mirror lens with built-in reflex finder, c.1950<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Old-Delft-Delca-TD50-6-3-50cm/AI-19-12481 Delca TD50] serial no.540825 for L39 mount, sold at the 19th Westlicht Auction.</ref>
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*  Delca mirror lenses with built-in reflex finder
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** Delca T.C.200 1:14 f=200cm, c.1955<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Old-Delft-Delca-T.C.-14-200cm/AI-17-11579 Delca T.C.200] serial no. G 06958 for 'universal mount', sold at the seventeenth Westlicht Auction.</ref>
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**Delca TD50 1:6,3 f=50cm, c.1950<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Old-Delft-Delca-TD50-6-3-50cm/AI-19-12481 Delca TD50] serial no.540825 for L39 mount, sold at the nineteenth Westlicht Auction.</ref>
 
*Delfar 1:4,5 f=9cm<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Old-Delft-f.-Exakta-Delfar-4.5-9cm/AI-20220121-1128-41450 Delfar 4,5/9cm] serial no. 495068 for Exakta, c.1949, offered for sale at the 42nd Leitz Auction.</ref>
 
*Delfar 1:4,5 f=9cm<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Old-Delft-f.-Exakta-Delfar-4.5-9cm/AI-20220121-1128-41450 Delfar 4,5/9cm] serial no. 495068 for Exakta, c.1949, offered for sale at the 42nd Leitz Auction.</ref>
 
*Deltamar: various aerial camera lenses for NATO use, 1970s:
 
*Deltamar: various aerial camera lenses for NATO use, 1970s:
 
** 1:2,7 f=52mm<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/De-Oude-Delft-Deltamar-2.7-52mm-NATO-Aerial-Lens/AI-38-39467 Deltamar 2,7/52mm] serial no. H 07081, sold at the 38th Leitz Auction.</ref>
 
** 1:2,7 f=52mm<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/De-Oude-Delft-Deltamar-2.7-52mm-NATO-Aerial-Lens/AI-38-39467 Deltamar 2,7/52mm] serial no. H 07081, sold at the 38th Leitz Auction.</ref>
 
** 1:1,6 f=70mm<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/De-Oude-Delft-Deltamar-1.6-70mm-NATO-Aerial-Lens/AI-38-39464 Deltamar 1,6/70mm] serial no. H 06936, also sold at the 38th Leitz Auction.</ref>
 
** 1:1,6 f=70mm<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/De-Oude-Delft-Deltamar-1.6-70mm-NATO-Aerial-Lens/AI-38-39464 Deltamar 1,6/70mm] serial no. H 06936, also sold at the 38th Leitz Auction.</ref>
* Fototel 1:5 f=40cm mirror lens with built-in reflex finder, c.1954<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Old-Delft-Fototel-5-40cm/AI-18-11740 Fototel 5/40cm] serial no.4816 for Exakta, sold at the 18th Westlicht Auction.</ref><ref>[https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1801949 Fototel 5/40cm] serial no.4830 for L39 mount, sold at Christie's in 2000; no picture.</ref>
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*Fototel mirror lenses with built-in reflex finder, similar to the Delca:
*Fototel 1:5 f=45cm<ref>[https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1623926 Fotoel 5/45cm] serial no.493256, not clear what mount, sold at Christie's in 1999.</ref>
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**1:5 f=40cm, c.1954<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Old-Delft-Fototel-5-40cm/AI-18-11740 Fototel 5/40cm] serial no.4816 for Exakta, sold at the eighteenth Westlicht Auction.</ref><ref>[https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1801949 Fototel 5/40cm] serial no.4830 for L39 mount, sold at Christie's in 2000; no picture.</ref>
*Minor 1:4,5 f=3,5cm<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/DE-OUDE-DELFT-Minor-4.5-3.5cm/AI-25-30129 Minor 4,5/3,5cm] serial no.25 coupled L39 mount, sold at the 25th Westlicht Auction.</ref>
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**1:5,6 f=45cm<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Old-Delft-Fototel-5.6-45cm/AI-15-18955 Fototel 5,6/45cm] serial no. 492927 for L39 mount, sold at the fifteenth Westlicht Auction.</ref><ref>[https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1623926 Fototel 5,6/45cm] serial no.493256, not clear what mount, sold at Christie's in 1999.</ref>
*Minor 1:3,5 f=3,5cm<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Old-Delft-Minor-3.5-3.5cm/AI-30-34044 Minor 3,5/3,5cm] serial no.501000 coupled L39 mount, sold at the 30th Westlicht Auction.</ref>
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* Minor; a moderate wide-angle lens for Alpa and Leica mounts
*Minor 1:3,5 f=4cm<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Old-Delft-f.-Exakta-Minor-3.5-4cm/AI-38-39064 Minor 3,5/4cm] serial no. 501396 for Exakta, 1950s, sold at the 38th Leitz Auction.</ref>
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**1:4,5 f=3,5cm<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/DE-OUDE-DELFT-Minor-4.5-3.5cm/AI-25-30129 Minor 4,5/3,5cm] serial no.25 coupled L39 mount, sold at the 25th Westlicht Auction.</ref>
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**1:3,5 f=3,5cm<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Old-Delft-Minor-3.5-3.5cm/AI-30-34044 Minor 3,5/3,5cm] serial no.501000 for coupled L39 mount, sold at the 30th Westlicht Auction.</ref>
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**1:3,5 f=3,7cm<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Old-Delft-Minor-3.5-3.7cm/AI-16-19531 Minor 3,5/3,7cm] serial no.10001 for Alpa Reflex, c.1948, sold at the sixteenth Westlicht Auction.</ref>
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**1:3,5 f=4cm<ref>[https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Old-Delft-f.-Exakta-Minor-3.5-4cm/AI-38-39064 Minor 3,5/4cm] serial no. 501396 for Exakta, 1950s, sold at the 38th Leitz Auction.</ref>
 
*Spheroscope 1:11 11cm meniscus (as used on the [[Prinsen Box]])
 
*Spheroscope 1:11 11cm meniscus (as used on the [[Prinsen Box]])
  

Revision as of 13:47, 19 February 2024


Old Delft or Oude Delft was an optical company in the Netherlands.

The company was founded in 1939 under the name "Van Leers Optische Industrie" by Oscar J. van Leer in Delft. Soon afterwards Professor Dr. Albert Bouwers joined the company and the name was changed to "Optische Industrie De Oude Delft".

In 1985 the companies name was changed into "Oldelft Groep" and in 1990 it merged with the company Enraf-Nonius into "Delft Imaging Systems".

The "Oude Delft" produced optical and related finemechanical products for the photographic, medical and military markets.

Lenses

  • Alefar 1:4,5 f=180mm
  • Alfinar 1:3,5 f=3,5cm[1]
  • Alfinar 1:3,5 f=38mm[2]
  • Alfinon 1:2,8 f=5cm[3]
  • Delca mirror lenses with built-in reflex finder
    • Delca T.C.200 1:14 f=200cm, c.1955[4]
    • Delca TD50 1:6,3 f=50cm, c.1950[5]
  • Delfar 1:4,5 f=9cm[6]
  • Deltamar: various aerial camera lenses for NATO use, 1970s:
    • 1:2,7 f=52mm[7]
    • 1:1,6 f=70mm[8]
  • Fototel mirror lenses with built-in reflex finder, similar to the Delca:
  • Minor; a moderate wide-angle lens for Alpa and Leica mounts
  • Spheroscope 1:11 11cm meniscus (as used on the Prinsen Box)

Notes

  1. Alfinar 3,5/3,5cm serial no.503268 for Alpa Reflex, c.1950, sold at the 40th Leitz Photographica Auction.
  2. Alfinar 3,5/38mm serial no.252392 for Alpa Reflex, sold at the 29th Westlicht Auction.
  3. Alfinon 2,8/5cm serial no.492217 for Alpa Reflex, c.1949, sold with a Prisma Reflex at the 30th Westlicht Auction.
  4. Delca T.C.200 serial no. G 06958 for 'universal mount', sold at the seventeenth Westlicht Auction.
  5. Delca TD50 serial no.540825 for L39 mount, sold at the nineteenth Westlicht Auction.
  6. Delfar 4,5/9cm serial no. 495068 for Exakta, c.1949, offered for sale at the 42nd Leitz Auction.
  7. Deltamar 2,7/52mm serial no. H 07081, sold at the 38th Leitz Auction.
  8. Deltamar 1,6/70mm serial no. H 06936, also sold at the 38th Leitz Auction.
  9. Fototel 5/40cm serial no.4816 for Exakta, sold at the eighteenth Westlicht Auction.
  10. Fototel 5/40cm serial no.4830 for L39 mount, sold at Christie's in 2000; no picture.
  11. Fototel 5,6/45cm serial no. 492927 for L39 mount, sold at the fifteenth Westlicht Auction.
  12. Fototel 5,6/45cm serial no.493256, not clear what mount, sold at Christie's in 1999.
  13. Minor 4,5/3,5cm serial no.25 coupled L39 mount, sold at the 25th Westlicht Auction.
  14. Minor 3,5/3,5cm serial no.501000 for coupled L39 mount, sold at the 30th Westlicht Auction.
  15. Minor 3,5/3,7cm serial no.10001 for Alpa Reflex, c.1948, sold at the sixteenth Westlicht Auction.
  16. Minor 3,5/4cm serial no. 501396 for Exakta, 1950s, sold at the 38th Leitz Auction.

Bibliography

  • De Oude Delft 25-Years Jubilee Photobook "Tovenaars onder elkaar" published 1964 by De Oude Delft.

Links

 
Dutch Companies (edit)
 
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