Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/02

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Subject: [Leica] WTB: Large Format Lens
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Thu Sep 2 12:21:24 2004
References: <NEBBJDFBIKOBILIKPPBNMEKIAEAB.red735i@earthlink.net> <41376F1C.80201@Hemenway.com>

Frank:

I forgot to mention that with most browsers you can see a + instead of 
the cursor on the screen with this photograph... this will allow you to 
greatly enlarge the 1st picture in order to see more detail.

Jim Hemenway wrote:

> Frank:
> 
> I use a convertible Protar 300mm and 590mm on my 11x14.  It's a great 
> lens and is less expensive than those that you mention.
> 
> Here is a photo taken with it with one cell, as a 590mm:
> http://www.hemenway.com/CharlesRiverProtar590.jpg
> 
> I don't have any scans yet of photos made with both cells as a 300mm.
> 
> Here's one made with a Ronar process lens. The process lenses are 
> generally tooo soft in the corners as you can see in this photo:
> http://www.hemenway.com/11x14/images/SwampMaple-Ronar420mm.jpg
> 
> The softness inn't there when used a macro lenses at 1:1.
> 
> Jim
> 
> Frank Filippone wrote:
> 
>> Yes, it is an odd place to try to find a large format lens, but....... 
>> some
>> of us like big, analog negatives!
>>
>> I am looking for a 300m lens .... Either a Fuji-C or a Nikkor M in 
>> Copal 1,
>> or a 270 or 305 G-Claron in barrel or Copal 1 shutter.
>>
>> Contact me directly.......
>>
>> Frank Filippone
>> red735i@earthlink.net
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] WTB: Large Format Lens)
Message from Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway) ([Leica] WTB: Large Format Lens)