[LargeFormat] Double Protar Lens

[Clive Warren]

At 7:33 pm -0400 1/9/03, LNphoto wrote:
>>It does seem as though it'll fit front mounted on a Betax #5 
>>shutter so I may get around to making a sleeve up for it..... In 
>>any case, the new Bausch and Lomb lens may be a direct fit in the 
>>Ross barrel so there could be a few more focal lengths available.
>>
>Here's another option.....
>
>My C set came in it's original case which wouldn't allow for a 
>shutter.  If I had the lens put into a shutter I'd lose the ability 
>to use the case....
>
>My solution was to have Steve Grimes make up one of his patented O 
>ring filter adapters, but instead of thread to a filter it threads 
>to the back of an Alphax shutter (from a useless Oscillo raptar).  I 
>normally shoot with a packard, but when I want half assed accuracy, 
>I can slip the shutter on like a filter, in the front.  The shutter 
>blades are nearly up against the front element so there's no 
>vignetting.  I keep this in a leather case  a bit bigger than a 
>chewing tobacco tin.

Les,

That's a great solution. The C set lenses are probably a lot lighter 
than the Series VII though. If I come across a cheap Zeiss C set in 
the box with the hen's teeth then there is an old alphax shutter 
sitting here waiting :-)

Have to ask - can you still buy chewing tobacco?

Cheers,
        Clive