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    CambridgeWorld.Com

    I ordered a "brand-new in-the-original-box" close up lens from them about a year ago. When it arrived, the box was torn and dirty, the lens glass was scratched and had a chip at the edge, and the...
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    About Diffraction

    For 8x10 contact prints, I wouldn't worry about diffraction. I shot a 480mm Ronar at f/256 just to see what it did, and the 8x10 contact print looks quite sharp to the naked eye. Insufficient depth...
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    Scratch on condenser lens

    Odd, I had a Besseler 57MB (5x7) with a Cold head light source. Filters had almost no effect on the contrast of VC papers. I think the light was fairly blue, so it may have been too restricted a...
  4. Peach Blossom Bokeh! Another of my infamous blogs

    "2 buck chuck Syrah."

    mmmmmmm... magnificient bokeh... I mean, bouquet.

    Oh, wait, 2 Buck Chuck's? Guess I mean, smells awright.
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    Scratch on condenser lens

    Grump- this will be tried, hopefully tomorrow. The big question is whether the illumination stays even. I'll try them with no condenser at all too, though this will lower the contrast to diffusion...
  6. Peach Blossom Bokeh! Another of my infamous blogs

    We'll all have our own personal favorites. The romatic lover of old lenses in me is sad to admit I prefer the more modern Imagon for the halo it throws around the highlights. Ah, the joy of...
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    Scratch on condenser lens

    Can't do a cold light; we use variable contrast papers.

    Can't paint it black, it would show up even more. That trick works on taking lenses/enlarger lenses, but on condensers it's positioned to...
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    Scratch on condenser lens

    Not specific to large format, but you guys are such a great resource, I like to pick on you... One of our high school enlargers has a big scratch on the condenser lens, bad enough it shows up when...
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    74mm filters?

    Nick- all three lenses are threaded for filters with what looks to be a standard pitch. I've never seen a 74mm filter,though. Having couple of 74-to-77mm (or larger) step-up rings would be ideal,...
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    74mm filters?

    I have several 12" Velostigmats which take 74mm filters. These are common enough lenses that perhaps someone will have suggestions on how to best put a threaded filter on them. Is 74mm perhaps an...
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    What a deal!

    An interesting ebay marketing experiment might be to offer a collectable lens along with a nice mounted print made with that very lens, just to show what it can do.
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    Modern pictorialist papers?

    "You could always coat your own albumen or platinum paper, if you're really after that look."

    Done that- platinum, palladium, kallitypes, uranotypes... Beautiful processes, but not equivalent (or...
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    Modern pictorialist papers?

    Domenico- I've seen Kentmere's Chamois surface refered to as their "fine art" surface, but that means pretty much nothing. But guessing it might be a pictorialist styled paper, I will probably order...
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    Modern pictorialist papers?

    There's been quite an interest in older soft-focus lenses lately, but the standard glossy-surfaced, neutral-toned printing papers hardly seem appropriate to the aesthetic. Even the warm-toned papers...
  15. 210mm Dagor vs. 215mm Acuton/Caltar-S

    Epilogue: Well, I finally got to use the 215 Acuton and 210 Gold Rim Dagor side by side. As background, I also have a pretty nice older uncoated Dagor of unknown age, and it's pretty much...
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    Okay, this is getting ridiculous...

    Actually, one of the odder things about this is that although the prices have been shooting upwards lately, there doesn't seem to be any rush of people selling off older or unusual lenses to cash in...
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    Okay, this is getting ridiculous...

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBUAA:US:11&Item=7607957163

    Okay, it's a ulf lens, but over $4,000 for a "condition 6 out of 10" f/21 uncoated barrel lens? I...
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    View Camera's

    Ursula- Sorry, it's a computer thing- I've been corrupted by my high school students. "Less than three" in some type fonts makes a little heart: <3 so it's a casual way of saying "we love you!" ...
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    View Camera's

    "Take Care Boys!!!!!! Ursula xx"

    My congratulations to Juergen, Steve, Terrence, and the rest of us who got (as far as I could tell) the first on-line kisses in the history of this forum. And...
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    8x10 lens for closeup work

    I'd consider a good process lens (G-Claron, Ronar, GR-II...) which can serve as a close-up and double as a regular distance lens. One nice thing about the process lenses is that they often have very...
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    View Camera's

    Now don't go wandering off-topic. That should be "When I'm f/64."
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    View Camera's

    "LOL, of course you can flirt on this forum. All flirters welcome."

    I use flirters sometimes, maybe a no. 25 red flirter or a yellow flirter...

    While not the case here, I suspect many of the...
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    Modern 300mm lens w/ 67mm filter?

    Epilogue: Just bought a Fujinon-L 300mm for $305 (incl. s&h) on ebay. Not a status lens, but I'm sure I'll be happy with it. Thanks to all, and to Dave and John, it's all your fault... ; )
  24. Best 90mm lens for a Pacemaker crown graphic

    While I don't have first-hand knowledge, I seriously doubt you could fold up any press camera with a Super-Angulon or similarly sized lens inside. This may or may not be a factor for you.
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    Looking for Mojo --

    Regarding aperture shape and a lens' "mojo", apparently, this is not a new theory:

    http://www.cameraeccentric.com/html/info/wollensakcata/veritoa.html
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    Zeiss Goertz-Dagor

    "I am not even sure if your 210mm f6.8 one covers 8x10."

    Just a quick note- the 210mm f/6.8 Dagor (I have a couple) does cover 8x10, but with only a little left for movements. The older one gets...
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    Chinese LF photographers

    I think Kodak owns Lucky Photo, a Chinese film and paper manufacturer. Wonder if we'll have to invade to get our dagors back...
  28. Any comments on a New Vue camera? (Brand Name)

    I have one also; bought it for $20 caked with crud, but it cleaned up beautifully. Yes it's heavy, but as noted, that has advantages as much as disadvantages. Still a very practical, useable 4x5,...
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    Modern 300mm lens w/ 67mm filter?

    "Did I miss where you mentioned the film size you're using? If 8x10, the coverage of Tessar 300's might be an issue."

    Oops, my mistake! Yes, I shoot 8x10, but usually with fairly minor movements....
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    Modern 300mm lens w/ 67mm filter?

    "Hmmmm, surprised that no one has mentioned the Fujinon A 300 lens." -- Ted Harris

    It's under consideration, but a bit dark at f/9...

    "To choose a lens based on its filter size seems like an...
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    Modern 300mm lens w/ 67mm filter?

    I'm seriously considering all the above-mentioned lenses, but here are my whiney thoughts about them:

    Xenar, Fujinon-L, and the unmentioned Caltar Pro: These are all "low budget" tessars, and...
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    Modern 300mm lens w/ 67mm filter?

    Question to the group: I'd like to get a fairly modern 300-305mm lens that takes a 67mm filter, as almost all my other lenses are set up for that size. I have a Caltar II-N (aka Apo-Sironar-N), but...
  33. Desperately Seeking Classic 135-165mm Wide Angles

    Kerry- There are enough 6" Metrogons floating around that you might consider including one of those. Quite an interesting design, produced to very high specs (for a very high price) for the...
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    Acme Ilex #5 shutter and a question

    Odd... mine is in an Ilex #4, and every other 12" Dagor I've seen in an Ilex shutter has been in a #4. Wonder if yours was a custom mounted barrel lens...
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    Lenses for 8 x 10

    Buy a 300mm, and let it tell you what you need next. All the lenses you listed are very good (and very expensive), but as it depends on your own personal way of seeing, you have to find out what you...
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    Looking for Mojo --

    "I hope no one is ever successful at defining the exact qualities. "

    flare + (2 x bokeh) / spherical aberation = mojo

    I should be a lens designer...
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    Essential Technical Books

    "This really how I learned to print by seeing a Paul Caponigro image in a museum." - Steve Simmons

    Steve- I think Caponigro combines the best in vision, technique, and spirit. Just wondering;...
  38. Desperately Seeking Classic 135-165mm Wide Angles

    "All the lenses will be shot on 8x10... I do have a 165mm Angulon - a fairly late (1960s) Linhof select sample. I also have one from 1978!" -Kerry

    Excellent! I've always enjoyed your VC...
  39. Desperately Seeking Classic 135-165mm Wide Angles

    Kerry- I didn't really think you'd be interested, but it was fun poking through the old lensews just bto see what was there. The only ones I use with any regularity are the 159 Wollensaks and the...
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    Looking for Mojo --

    "Mark: "Yumminess" would indeed describe the kind of look I am after! I too have noticed that some older lenses drive more detail into the shadows and these lenses often also generate a light haloing...
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