[LargeFormat] Lensboards on the road

[Frank Filippone]

Why not wrap the Lens in your clothing, where the space is maybe not less,
the bukk or awkwardness is less....
Also, the suggestion to selec your lenses wisely is a good one.. The Fuji-C
450 is in a Copal #1 shutter, and is pretty minimal.  The "normal" plasmats
like the 210 Sironar, Symmar, etc. are pretty big.

Another idea is to use the G_Claron lenses.. use 1 shutter and swap optical
assemblies....  you would have a choice of 210, 240, 270, or 305 in 1
shutter ( Copal #1).. prices is pretty cheap on barrel mounted lenses, and
they all fit and are correctly optically spaced by the Copal #1....  I can
off line explain to you about the relative F -Stops....

Your problem on the 75 and 90 mm lenses is pretty obvious.... they are big,
heavy, reasonably fragile due to their hourglass design, and are awkward to
pack.....  Get the 85 and/or 110  Super Symmar HM lenses... they are lighter
and less delicate....

Frank Filippone
red735i@earthlink.net

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