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

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Subject: [Leica] WTB: Large Format Lens
From: bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Thu Sep 2 12:30:48 2004

Thars allot a detail in that thar image! :-)
Seriously though - a silly question: what's the 35 mm equiv of a 590 on
an 11x14?

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From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Jim Hemenway
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 3:06 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] WTB: Large Format Lens


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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