Taylor, Taylor, & Hobson 3 ¼” f/2.5 Series X Cooke Anastigmat

{"overview":"The Taylor, Taylor & Hobson 3 ¼\" f\/2.5 Series X Cooke Anastigmat is a fast short-telephoto \/ portrait-length lens from the venerable British optical maker behind the Cooke name. Because that price is a hammer result (wholesale, excluding commissions), retail asking prices from specialist dealers will typically sit higher. Check the iris for oil on the blades and confirm it snaps cleanly across the aperture range, and rotate the focus helicoid to feel for stiff, dry or sticky grease.

Generated summary, 18 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.