Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 9/4/01 3:59:27 PM, msmall@roanoke.infi.net writes: >The better Kodak lenses are still really competitive, and a lot of them >are > >still being used profesionally in LF and MF cameras. I have a > >Tessar-derived Ektar in my Baby Speed Graphic which I am itching to try > >out, once I find a film back and cut down some film. Marc, I hope you find a film back soon, I think you'll like your lens. I use a couple Ektars with a 4x5 field camera-100mm Wide Field Ektar and a 203mm Ektar. Compared to modern lenses they are tiny and light weight-make my kit much easier to carry. They also have good contrast and sharpness. I only shoot black and white and don't know how they would be with color film. I think the area they fall short in compared to the best of the new is in coverage, their image circle is significantly smaller. Richard Wasserman