Does anyone have experience using the 360mm f9 Nikkor process lens for their 8x1 0? Comments on the qualities of this lens would be greatly appreciated. How doe s it stack up compared to other...
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Does anyone have experience using the 360mm f9 Nikkor process lens for their 8x1 0? Comments on the qualities of this lens would be greatly appreciated. How doe s it stack up compared to other...
I have and regularly use both the 300mm f9 Nikkor-M and the 305mm f9 G- Claron which I bought because the Nikkor 300 is unsuitable for use with my 8x10 - the edge definition is very soft. I do not...
I have the Nikkor 600mm and 800mm ED lenses (rear cells to convert back and forth) are really love them. They are very sharp, with the 600mm the sharpest. Have not had problems in wind conditions...
It will VERY likely vignette the image in 4x5 format severely. When I tried stacking filters (let alone a step down ring!) on my 75mm Nikkor - a 67mm and then a series 9 Tiffen with 4x4 holder, it...
A big and heavy lens. I tested one of these briefly on a Deardorff 8x10 and it seemed to barely cover the format stopped down (f32, or so). However, I do not think one should expect great...
A Horseman Optical Exposure Meter is listed on ebay NOW. That's the same as the Calumet (Horseman made them for Calumet at one time). Do a search under "Horseman" and that should bring up the...
In the Shutterbug write-up by Roger Hicks I vaguely remember him saying something like the lens did not cover 8x10 at infinity but that it worked for interiors. That was the implication I took...
The 210mm f9 I have sitting "in reserve" has click stops at f9, 11, 16, 22 (marked "22" on the barrel - none of the other stops are marked), 32, 45, 64. Hope this helps.
The very small 150mm will almost cover 8x10 - it just darkens the very corners of the image. For 5x7 it would be fine (and probably for 4x10). The 210mm f9 has something like a 370mm image...
Thanks to all who responded, I really appreciate your input and advice. I backed away from a specific lens being offered on ebay as the seller could not confirm to me that it was a direct fit and...
Another brilliant "Kodak moment." First kill Kodachrome 25, next probably the rest of the Kodachromes and finally ... eliminate all film from the marketing plan. This company desparately needs...
Does anyone know whether a Repro-Claron 355mm f9.0 lens is a direct screw-in fit to the Copal 3 shutter? Also any comments as to how this lens compares to the later design G-Claron of the same focal...
I am nont thrilled with either of them for shooting large format, actually. I prefer Kodak Ektachrome E100S due to its lower contrast image and (still) high color saturation. I also appreciate...
Peter Gowland's pocket view 4x5 is my number one choice for a backpacking camera due to its combination of ruggedness, light weight and versatility. Cost was also a factor when I first bought it...
No difference in chrome density that I have ever noticed between using an 800mm T Nikkor (ca. 22" of extension for infinity) and far lesser focal lengths when measuring light with a (external)...
Nikon lens caps for large format are JUNK. Many times in use in hot weather they will loosen and just about fall off the lens. I have replaced some with Steve Grimes excellent custom caps. For...
Couldn't you project ANY format via an enlarger set up horizontally?
Hopefully not too far off topic but this memorable true story has stayed with me for many years. While trying to get a variation on a Japanese thin walled step up ring, I took it to America's...
I use an 800mm Nikkor-T for natural landscapes (with a Deardorff) and have been able to stabilize the rig even in windy conditions by using triple supports - tripod mount under lens, main tripod in...
Peter Gowland's ultralight 8x10 metal view camera, that he calls the LITE, is a design he made originally for me and for which I had input in evolving. I wanted the lightest 8x10 possible for...