[LargeFormat] And now in contrast

[philip.lambert]

I can take off the front and rear lens pairs. Is this all I need to clean or
do they have to be taken apart?  Sounds a bit too much for me if so.  Is
this specialist work?  Philip
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Hough" <k4sb@niia.net>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] And now in contrast


> 203mm F7.7 Ektars vary. There are Un-coated ones. The coated ones I've
> seen  all needed a good cleaning to remove the haze between the elements.
> try that.
> Ken
>
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> I wonder whether readers could advise me how to improve contrast when
using
> old Kodak or other lenses on colour negative film.  This arises because a
> friend just tried my 203mm Ektar and compared the result with his next
> negative taken with the latest Schneider apo XL  lens.  The Schneider gave
a
> much more contrasty result, as you would hope, in view of the price.  With
> monochrome negative you could extend development or use a harder grade of
> paper to gain contrast. I suspect this does not arise with colour negative
> but there might be a more contrasty negative or slide film one could use.
> Philip
>
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