[LargeFormat] Eskofot Ultragon
Jim Hemenway
largeformat@f32.net
Thu Oct 23 22:10:11 2003
Hi Clive:
You're up late! It's 10 PM here.
Haven't seen any vignetting on the Kodak Master... yes it's the metal
field camera. I'm guessing that SK didn't know a way to use the lens
cells front and back. The 210mm has plenty of coverage for an 8x10...
almost enough for the 11x14. I have to admit that I haven't used the
8x10 for several months.
I don't have a 4x5 Speed Graphic to use with the 150. My only 4x5 is
the SLR Graphlex. I'm not even certain why I have the two baby Speed
Graphics as I hardly ever use them. Couldn't resist them when I saw
them at Brimfield I guess.
Mostly I use my Korona 11x14, the Graphlex SLR 4x5 with 190mm lens, my
Rollei 6008i and my Leica R8, I usually have all of them and various
lenses with me when I go out shooting.
The Kodak Master is as much work to use as the 11x14, so I take the
11x14. Almost the same with the Graphic View IIs... so I sold them...
one to our own Stuart Phillips.
Just scored 26 boxes of Ektachrome 100 11x14. I'm as happy as a clam.
Jim
Clive Warren wrote:
>
> Jim,
>
> The outer threads are for an air release - I am fortunate in having one
> of these that fits the #5 shutter but it is a little bulky for field use.
>
> I now understand - your lens is front mounted on the shutter. This must
> affect the coverage a little due to mechanical vignetting. The solution
> I was hoping for involves removing the lens cells from the barrel and
> mounting them in a shutter rather than front mounting.
>
> Is your 8x10 Kodak Master one of those clam shell mag alloy models? I
> like the look of these but cannot justify the cost given that I
> perfectly capable floppy wooden camera ;-)
>
> The 150mm seems to have huge amounts of coverage - probably better used
> on a Speed Graphic rather than the baby.
>
> Cheers,
> Clive
>
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