Pick One Lens Manufacturer Only

[Christopher Perez]

I completely forgot about Dr Optics! I must be getting old. I have three of the wee-sharp-buggers in various sizes. They're GREAT!!!

... My favorites are the Dr. Optics, its a shame that more weren't produced.

Gary

[Austin Moore]

SCHNEIDER

[Andre Noble]

36% Schneider

22% Rodenstock

21% Fuji

6% Goerz

4% Cooke

4% Docter Optics

3% Nikon

2% Voitlander

2% Wollensack

[Hany Aziz]

I guess people are feeling jilted by Nikon, so hereby I vote for Nikon. Their 120 SW, 135 W, 200M and 300M lenses are superb. I know some people have questioned their regular "W" lenses but I certainly have no complaints. I have to admit though, they seemed almost ashamed of the fact that they were making LF lenses prior to completely dropping them.

Actually I have lenses from all four major makers (plus Goerz Berlin and one Kodak Commerial Ektar). I have to admit Schneider seems to be the main one with still a major commitment to LF. I also wish Fuji would bother to find a US distributor and bother to post lens specs etc. on their website.

Thanks.

Sincerely,

Hany.

[Paul Fitzgerald]

Hany,

"I also wish Fuji would bother to find a US distributor and bother to post lens specs etc. on their website."

I think Fuji lost a lawsuit to Kodak over flooding the market with color printing paper thru Mexico and they can't sell lenses in the USA. Might just be an 'urban legend'.

[Gordon Moat]

http://fujifilm.jp/personal/lens/largeformat/index.html

You should be able to pick the numbers and specifications out of the Japanese. Of course, if anyone actually reads Japanese, then even better resource link.

Ciao!

Gordon Moat

[Nick_3536]

Hany,

"I also wish Fuji would bother to find a US distributor and bother to post lens specs etc. on their website."

I think Fuji lost a lawsuit to Kodak over flooding the market with color printing paper thru Mexico and they can't sell lenses in the USA. Might just be an 'urban legend'.

Aren't the Fuji MF lenses and cameras sold in the US? I can't see Kodak gaining anything from blocking Fuji LF lenses. When was the last time Kodak sold a LF lens?

[Paul Fitzgerald]

Nick_3536,

If the story is correct, it would have been the Justice Dept. that spanked Fuji for 'pumping & dumping' color paper to photo finishers at a price below their manufacturing cost, a major no-no. About the same time Kodak was spanked over their "Ektaflex' color paper infringing on Polaroid patents.