How Do I Proceed With The Baltar I Found And What Mount Is This

[Marcos Cooper]

I lucked into a 100mm ƒ/2.3 Baltar at a charity shop and while the exterior and iris seem fine, the glass is dusty and likely has fungus—so what do I do now? I'm in Florida, is there a lens expert down here that people like? Should I take it directly to one of the specialists in Hollywood? Can I take it apart myself and clean it out?

All the packages I've received from Fedex and UPS lately have been pretty much destroyed so I don't really feel like sending it across the country is a good idea right now. 

Also, what lens mount is this? The lens doesn't seem to have a focusing module, so I assume I'll need an adapter to use it on my mirrorless Nikons. Is adaptation even possible?

 

Thank you for your help. 

[Simon Wyss]

Bell & Howell Eyemo mount from model 71-C on

[Dom Jaeger]

First off, if you are not experienced in lens service I would not recommend trying to service or clean this yourself.

The mount is for a Bell & Howell Eyemo, a little similar to Arri Standard but not quite the same. The inner part at the rear, with the cut out for a locating tab, rotates when you focus. Or more accurately, the inner part is held by a locating tab in the camera and the outer lens mount and focus barrel rotates as you focus (like some early Cooke lenses in Arri S mount). 

Here’s a thread on Eyemo lenses:

https://cinematography.com/index.php?/forums/topic/11379-eyemo-lenses/#comments

Unfortunately they are not easy to adapt, but this might make a good rehousing candidate. I would recommend selling it on for rehousing, where it can be professionally cleaned at the same time.

[Marcos Cooper]

I was afraid that would turn out to be the case. Thanks to both of you for your advice and information.