[LargeFormat] 300mm Lenses - To Copal or not to Copal
Clive Warren
largeformat@f32.net
Wed Aug 1 23:28:17 2001
At 4:44 pm +0100 1/8/01, Clive Warren wrote:
>Back in to the office. Time marches on (and as it's quiet!) am now
>thinking about using a 260mm Hexanon lens as I seem to have trouble
>finding the lens/shutter combination that would really make me happy.
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Just reread my post - what would be really interesting is any
feedback on the performance of the lens. The 260mm f9 is (I believe)
a process lens with a large coverage. How well would it work for
infinity ie landscape? Similar lenses need to be stopped down a bit
to avoid correction problems at infinity as they were designed for
optimal use at 1:1.
I have no idea of the construction but it looks wonderful and has
beautiful coating......
260mm is a bit of a compromise but is different enough from the
longest lens in my field outfit (203mm - bet you can guess which
lens) to be useful.
Cheers,
Clive
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All the best,
Clive http://www.f32.net