[LargeFormat] GranView Camera?
Les Newcomer
largeformat@f32.net
Tue Mar 13 20:10:08 2001
The sweet spot for WF Ektars is f16-22, below that the image gets soft.
You need something that's sharp at 5.6-8. I tried using an 80WF Ektar
on a minispeed and finally had to settle for a Planar. MUCH better
results. This is why most Graflexes used Tessars, they weren't wide but
they were fast. I cna't think of a fast wide angle lens at the moment,
other than a 5" Dagor, that would give you f8 There are those pesky
f2.9 5" Aero ektars, but boy are they heavy! Sharp but heavy!
Les
Douglas Cooper wrote:
>
> Does anyone here have experience with a GranView handheld 4x5? I may be
> trading a Leica M3 for one, but I'd like to know if anyone has thoughts on
> this peculiar beast. The idea is to do 4x5 street shooting (which I'm set
> up to do already with my Super Graphic, but it's a much heavier camera).
> I'd mount a 100/6.3 Wide Field Ektar on it.
>
> cheers,
>
>
> Douglas Cooper
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