Love these first-hand accounts and much-appreciated info (both technical and historical). My aerial work is so basic compared to these amazing stories.
Back to my search for a lens to bring a 4x5 along for some pot shots, I’m thinking along the lines of a Schneider APO-Symmar 120mm f/5.6 L-75 or a Rodenstock APO Sironar-S 135mm f/5.6, the former as suggested in this thread and by another forum member who has corresponded with me privately. If you have one that you are willing to sell, see my wanted ad. I will mount it on a Horseman (likely FA but open to others or even a Wista RF) with a lens board with a slight extension (eg the Horseman 25652 lens panel-for Copal 0), an optical viewfinder (I just prefer this over wire), and a right-hand Linhof-style grip (or doubled-hndled home brew arrangement). I am searching to buy all this gear and have “wanted” ads posted.
From forum member Konakoa’s 2016 reply to “Medium-wide lens for Horseman FA?” on this forum:
Fig. 1 Konakoa’s Horseman FA with APO-Symmar 120mm L-75 and extension panel.
I like that bellows length is manageable.
With the APO-Symmar 120mm f/5.6 L-75 at infinity focus f/8, no camera movements, could I use an even longer extension lens panel? If yes, what lensboard would that be exactly for a Horseman FA camera? If I went to 150mm lens even if another brand could I use the longer “extension” lensboard?
Fig. 2 The longer extension.
I believe this is Horseman 25653 (?)
Is that for Copal 1?
Why would I use the extension board? For a cone-like alternative to bellows (for aerials experiments) and owning a camera that can serve multiple purposes for me, both for aerials and (with a regular lens board) hiking in the Chisos.
Again, thanks to all who served, and all who contributed to this epic thread that I will re-read and savor many times.
Last edited by pchaplo; 8-Jan-2018 at 00:05. Reason: Edited for brevity
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