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[Dan Fromm]

Emile, were you thinking of the 260/10 Process Nikkor?

Regards,

Dan

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Hi Dan,
The 260mm f10 process Nikkor will cover 11x14 too, I plan to have Steve Grimes Co. put one in a shutter for me this year for my 7x17. I cant say enough good things about this lens.The 360mm WA Nikkor f9 is a different and a kick ass lens, ask Dagor 77 about his. I think he got rid of his 355mm G-Claron after he saw the results of the 360mm WA Nikkor. It covers 12x20. I think they are both great lenses but the Nikkor is very hard to find. You can see one on my 7x17 on my site www.deleon-ulf.com. The good part is the shade for the 260mm fits the 360mm too (360mm doesnt come w/shade). But the shade has to be ground out on the sides for use with the 260mm /7x17 or it clips the neg. Also... I will get you that info I promised awhile ago, I havn't forgotten. Emile.

[John Layton]

If money is less of an object, then you can do no better than to locate a 14" Goertz Blue-Dot Trigor (like an artar with wider coverage) - from the last batch produced by Kern Optics in Switzerland.

When I built my first 11X14, years ago, I had the same need for a moderate wide-angle optic for this format. First I tried a 14" Schneider/Goertz Dagor (last Gold-Dot version after Schneider bought the name), but found a bit of field curvature with this lens and this format. Then someone suggested the Trigor, and I found one at Lens and Repro, in new condition from the last (Kern) batch, in a Copal shutter, for about twelve hundred bucks.

To test the Trigor, I taped strips of 35mm Agfapan 25 inside an 11X14 holder, at the center and edges, knowing this would be far more brutal than using sheet film for this purpose. The resultant negatives were every bit as good, area by area, as my Leica M-series negatives! Yeah - I know, this is probably overkill! Sadly, I sold this lens a few years ago. While the Trigor is rated as f/11 - it does open to f/8 to make focussing easier, although this aperture isn't marked. And no, I didn't have any problems with focus-shift upon stopping down.

If you're interested in this lens, try calling Lens and Repro. I saw one advertised there a few months ago, and they might at least know who has one if they don't. Be aware that this last Kern Optic run of Trigors was very small (I've heard that as few as fifty of these exist) - although the earlier Goertz models are a bit more common, and usually come mounted in a barrel.

For something a bit easier on the wallet, I've heard great things about the Apo-Kyvytar (from the old Kyvyx corp), - another process lens which you can sometimes find mounted in a shutter.

[John Layton]

Excuse me - Goerz - not Goertz! Whew!

[robert_4927]

John, I use a goerz blue dot trigor on my 8x10 and 8x20. Sharp as an artar and covers like a dagor. The only way to get this lense from me is pry it from my cold dead hands. Amazing little 14 inch lense.