Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: shift bellows
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 08:07:55 -0600

At 01:27 AM 1/22/98 -0500, you wrote:

>How can a lens that is designed to cover a 24x36mm format possibly cover that
>format when it is tilted and swung?

Actually, a 150mm enlarging lens is for 5x7 film, if I'm not mistaken. So
the implication would be there's be lots of image circle to work with. Turn
you're Leica into a view camera with a good APO enlarging lens! Great idea.
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Eric Welch
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