[LargeFormat] Lenses

[Tim Atherton]

this is the LF mailing list Jim - there's an online discussion forum on the
site (which I must say, I've not really looked at)

PS - I just got a pristine Kowa 210 f9 for my 8x10 (a steal on ebay) - it
seems like a little beaut. the lens groups fit in the Copal 1 shutter my 210
g claron is in - it's actually slightly smaller than the Claron, so it's
tiny. I'm testing it out, but it has a bit more coverage than the Claron
(which is why I got it). It appears to just cover 8x10 @f16, give some
movement at f22 and more above that, obviously. Supposedly very sharp, and
usable over most of the image circle. At $90 + shutter, pretty pleased so
far...

Only problem so far, no filter threads - but there are ways around that.

tim


PS - that's one helluva light table!


> -----Original Message-----
> From: largeformat-admin@f32.net [mailto:largeformat-admin@f32.net]On
> Behalf Of Jim Hemenway
> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 10:21 PM
> To: largeformat@f32.net
> Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Lenses
>
>
> Clive:
>
> Are you up early?  Or still up very late?  It's midnight here in
> Massachusetts.
>
> It must be what... about 5 AM in the old country?
>
> Thanks for the reply and yes it looks good on my light table.  Did I
> tell you about that?  I don't think so, so here it is:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1791095985#BID1
> ?ViewItem&item=1791095985
>
> As you can see I bought it CHEAP. When I went to get it, and to my
> surprise and mild consternation,  the seller used his fork lift to load
> it into my small pickup truck.  At home my son, (21) and I couldn't lift
> it, so I disassembled it and we carried it into the house in pieces.
>
> My apologies if you've or anyone else has already heard the story.
>
> I guess that I'm still a little confused. I thought that this was the
> the f32.net Discussion Forum.  Do you mean that you folks talk about LF
> somewhere else besides here?
> --
>
> Jim - http://www.hemenway.com
>
>
>
>
>
> Clive Warren wrote:
> >
> > At 16:50 09/12/2002 -0500, Jim Hemenway wrote:
> > snip
> > >I have the 210 Ultragon which you mention below, it does cover 8x10 and
> > >I have it in an Alphax shutter mounted for use on the 8x10. Here's a
> > >picture taken with it:
> > >http://www.hem8x10enway.com/pages/%20Birches%20Sumac.htm
> > >
> > >I know that it doesn't look all that good/sharp, I'm still trying to
> > >figure out how to present the LF stuff better on the web.
> > >
> > >The large format pictures on my web site are about a year old... one of
> > >these days I'll scan some of the newer shots and hope that what I've
> > >learned about scanning in the last year will result in better looking
> > >web images.
> > snip
> > >Do you have a web site Clive?
> >
> > Jim,
> >
> > Still recovering from flu here and catching up with the Email
> so a delayed
> > reply to your message. That 210 Ultragon shot is wonderful. There is
> > something about it that makes me think of simpler times (comes
> from being
> > brought up in the country) and there is a mystery of what lies
> at the end
> > of the path. I can only imagine how it must look on a light box!
> >
> > I have some involvement with various web sites, Probably the best one to
> > look at is http://www.f32.net :-)  You may like to join the f32.net
> > Discussion Forum where you can post some of your photos.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >             Clive
> >
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