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Master Technika with the following lenses:

80mm 4.5 Super Symmar XL

120 5.6 Super Symmar HM

210 5.6 Apo Sironar-S

300 9.0 Apo Ronar

I am thinking about a 210 Symmar convertible lens, and I'm wondering if people like these older designs for any particular "look" compared to today's multicoated designs.

I am thinking about both...

Lots of votes for the 110 Schnieder, but I have had the 120 SS HM since it first came out, and just love it.

The 120 Super Symmar is with me for life, and is the "one lens" for my classic Master...

Hey Ron, just got my GT 5530S, it is really excellent.....very light !!

Of course none of this answers your question :-)

Just thought I'd give you an update :p

Replaced both a 75 and 90 with a 80XL - great way to go

I can recommend the 120 Super Symmar HM, a truly superb lens that has become my "standard Lens".

I did see his China exhibition in Toronto last year, and the prints were large (typically 40 x 50) and although he shoots colour neg. I would have assumed they were 8 x 10.

Some of his previous...

Interestingly he (MR), has an exhibition in Toronto at this time, of his latest work from China and Antarctica.
This exhibition is sponsored by Canon and features about 15 prints.

The largest...

Tim, the Linhof distribution was transfered from Dayman, to Kindermann some years ago.

Mike Boyland was the rep. at Kindermann and apparently is still doing it, not sure if he is still associated...

Hugh, given this news:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06011901konicaminoltaout.asp

and the fact that Pentax no longer makes their spotmeters, the field has narrowed substantially.

I would...

Tim, thanks for the many references, wasn't knowingly trying to start a debate, was just pointing out that there are warnings out there from people such as Gordon Hutchins, about a product that he...

"Has anyone ever known any photographer who was made sick by exposure to pyrogallol?"

Jay, in the Book Of Pyro, it mentions that many old time photographers developed Parkinsons Disease as a...

I read somewhere....I'm sure you can find it on the internet, that the Repro-Clarons had radio-active glass.

Not sure if that was just one focal length, or all Repro-Clarons. Aero-Ektars also had...

I am fortunate to have many state of the art lenses, but my favourite is no longer made,,,,,the 120 Super Symmar. An excellent lens with just the right field of view for 4x5 landscape work.

Just wondering if anyone has experience with a 58 SAXL on a Master Technika (with a recessed board).

Will the Technika accomodate the 58mm back focus at infinity?

I will make every effort to be there, with my 4x5 gear.

Thanks,

David K.

I'm here once a week..........regardless.

My 3 lenses in that range, are compact and reasonably light weight.

80 Super Symmar XL, 120 Super Symmar HM, and 240 Apo Ronar.

And the best part is that they all have the same image...

Daniel, I have used a 300 Nikkor, owned a 305 G-Claron, and currently use a 300 Apo-Ronar.

My impression is that both the G-Claron and the Apo-Ronar are more versatile lenses, than the Nikkor,...

What my system has evolved to today.

Five Lenses for 4x5:

80 SSXL, 120 SS, 180 Apo S, 240 Apo-Ronar, 300 Apo-Ronar.

All high performance modern designs, with compactness as a priority.

There are things about the large format experience that just do not equate to digital photography. Digital may someday duplicate or improve on the quality of the large format image, however the...