[LargeFormat] Linhof
Dan Kalish
largeformat@f32.net
Wed Jun 25 19:03:34 2003
Hi, Philip:
It was a Geronar 210mm f/6.8 Copal 1.
I don't consider myself an expert on lenses. I can form an overall
impression by handling the lens: do the dials turn smoothly?, but
otherwise, can't say anything about image circle, contrast and the
like. The Geronar seemed fine for my purposes: large format using a
Graphic View II.
That was about a month ago! I've since gone for better quality cameras
(Linhof and Gandolfi) and might as well upgrade the lens rather than
getting a second lens. The dealer is giving me 100% credit. I believe its
important to have the best glass you can afford. The only tangible
difference I can see is that the Sironar-S opens to f/5.6 and the Geronar
to f/6.8. I prefer a clearer view.
Otherwise, I've been happy with the Geronar. I've only had 7 pictures
developed so far (taken with the Graphic View and the Linhof) and they look
fine.
Dan K.
>From: "philip lambert" <philip.lambert@ntlworld.com>
>To: <largeformat@f32.net>
>Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Linhof
>Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 06:45:28 +0100
>Reply-To: largeformat@f32.net
>
>What Geronar was hat and was it any good? PL
> >
> > My Linhof money (after a carrying case, a Beattie screen, and a Gandolfi
> > Variant) went to upgrading my lens from a Geronar to a Sironar-S. My
> > main reason for that is a larger f/stop, making focusing and composition
> > easier.
>
>