[LargeFormat] 5x7 Lens Information

[Les Newcomer]

Ignoring the fact that somebody already bought it, this is an extreme 
wide angle lens for 8x10 and is of similar design as a Protar V. Which 
sells for between $100-200 on ebay

For 8x10 this is a very fine lens.  (I have a 120 Nikkor SW that will do 
the same thing and mine is two stops faster, but 8 times heavier, and 5 
times more expensive.)

But there are much better  lenses out there for 5x7 than this one.  With 
this lens you sacrafice speed for coverage, but by putting it on a 5x7 
you lose the (use) of the coverage.
On Friday, August 30, 2002, at 05:19 PM, Rich Lahrson wrote:

> Hi!
>
>     I'm still in the 'looking' stage for a lens for the 5x7 Seneca.  
> This lens
> seems interesting,
> albeit painfully slow:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewItem&item=1377439048&
> indexURL=0&photoDisplayType=2
>
> F/14, that's just shy of f/16.  It may cover 8x10 with some movements.  
> Anyone use
> anything like this?
> The discription mentions Steve Grime's fixing them for use.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rich Lahrson
> Berkeley, California
> tripspud@transbay.net
>
>
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