Taylor, Taylor, & Hobson 5mm f/1.8

{"overview":"The Taylor, Taylor & Hobson 12.5mm f\/1.8 T\/2 Cooke Kinetal is a wide-angle cine lens from the British Cooke Kinetal series, designed for 16mm professional motion-picture cameras. Because that figure is a wholesale auction-hammer price rather than a dealer asking price, retail listings for clean, working examples typically sell for more, and condition, mount compatibility, and originality of the focus and aperture rings drive most of the variation in value.","buying_guide":"Inspect the front and rear elements for fungus, haze, and cleaning marks, as these older coated cine optics are prone to internal bloom after decades of storage. Check that the iris blades are dry and snap cleanly with no oil migration, that the focus helicoid turns smoothly without stiffness or grease bleed, and that there is no separation visible at the cemented groups.

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