[LargeFormat] Uncle who?/Elgeet 4.5

[philip lambert]

Isn't there a modernTeleOptar from a Japanese source whose products are
notable for wide variations in image quality from one lens to the next so
that you need to test a few before buying one?  PL

my TeleOptar falls apart beyond about an 8 inch circle. It would work as a
> telephoto for 5x7 but not larger even though it will
> illuminate an 8x10. It was really designed for 4x5 and for
> that size is an excellent lens.