The way I see it, posting information about bargain finds means nothing. It's what those bargain finds sell for that tells you what you need to know. If you find a lens for $50 and sell it for $5000...
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The way I see it, posting information about bargain finds means nothing. It's what those bargain finds sell for that tells you what you need to know. If you find a lens for $50 and sell it for $5000...
Kerry,
My lenses are labeled as follows:
Goerz Optical Co. Inc. Trigor 12 IN. F:6.8 No. 824xxx (No Blue Dot)
(Matching serial no. on rear element)
Goerz Optical Co. Inc. ...
Robert,
The trigor design dates back to the 1950's from what I can gather. Your lens was made by Goerz, not Kern, based on the serial number.
I have a 12" version. SK Grimes has a photo of...
Jim,
Goerz also made trigors in 9-1/4", 12" and 19" focal lengths.
Peter
Michael,
I use 180mm and 210mm zeiss f9 dagors for 8x10. Both easily cover 8x10. Both lenses produce sharp contact prints. I tend to be conservative in my estimates of coverage for these lenses...
Check this out for a modern version of Ansel's rig:
http://www.maximog.com/vehicle.html
Peter
John,
I have a 5x7 bagmag but I can't figure out how it works. Do you know if there are instructions available (on the web?) for them?
Peter