Extremely Long Apo Ronars?

[Tracy Storer]

I used to own both 800mm f/9 and 1000mm f/14 Apo-Ronars and they are excellent lenses.
Really excellent.
Large.
I sold them both in favor of a 760mm f/14 Apo-Ronar which is much more sensible in terms of size. I use it on 20x24 and will also be using it on my new 14x17 when I finish building it.

[Daniel Unkefer]

I used to own both 800mm f/9 and 1000mm f/14 Apo-Ronars and they are excellent lenses.
Really excellent.
Large.
I sold them both in favor of a 760mm f/14 Apo-Ronar which is much more sensible in terms of size. I use it on 20x24 and will also be using it on my new 14x17 when I finish building it.

Tracy,
Thanks for the info. The 800mm F9 Apo Ronar is listed in my original sinar Norma price list, available in barrel mount for $780 US dollars. This was in July 1966.

Do you know where there are any original specs on the old original Apo Ronars? The 760mm F14 certainly sounds interesting, especially if it would fit directly on a Norma board. Of course these lenses must be forward-mounted, to work with the Norma shutters.

[Daniel Unkefer]

Here is another image of Reinhart Wolf, later in his life, as he worked on his magnificent book CASTLES IN SPAIN. Notice the 8x10 Sinar Norma, and the -monster- process lens on his camera setup. Can anybody here identify the lens:

[Steve M Hostetter]

Daniel,,, by the looks of the bellows extention I'd say in the neighborhood of 1200mm-1800mm

[Bob Salomon]

Tracy,
Thanks for the info. The 800mm F9 Apo Ronar is listed in my original sinar Norma price list, available in barrel mount for $780 US dollars. This was in July 1966.

Do you know where there are any original specs on the old original Apo Ronars? The 760mm F14 certainly sounds interesting, especially if it would fit directly on a Norma board. Of course these lenses must be forward-mounted, to work with the Norma shutters.

The 760 Apo Ronar CL had an effective focal length of 763.3mm ±0.5%. Max. Format at 1:1 was 26 x 30". Recommended scale was 1/10 to 10x. 67mm filter thread, 81.5mm overall length, 747.9 = flange focal length at infinity, maximum diameter is 105mm, mounting flange thread is M90 x 1.

Optimal aperture was f22 - f32.

[Gord Robinson]

Bob - I have a 420mm f9 Apo Ronar - where does it fit into your schedule of lenses and what is the maximum format can it be used with.

Gord

As of 1994 the following were available:

Apo-Ronar
150mm f9

Apo-Ronar CL
240mm f9
300mm f9
360mm f9
480mm f9
485mm f9
600mm f9
760mm f14
800mm f9
890mm f14
1000mm f14
1000mm f16
1070mm f14
1200mm f14
1200mm f16
1800mm f16

In 1987 there was also:
Apo-Ronar-CL
520mm f9

None are currently in production

[Bob Salomon]

Bob - I have a 420mm f9 Apo Ronar - where does it fit into your schedule of lenses and what is the maximum format can it be used with.

Gord

Gord,

Sorry, I have no listing for a 420mm Apo Ronar or Apo Ronar CL

[Barry Wilkinson]

I also have a 420mm f9 Apo Ronar CL. They seem to be quite rare?

Barry

[Struan Gray]

The 420 Apo Ronar sold in shutter is included in the brochure Dan Fromm linked to at the start of this thread. The coverage of the barrel CL version will be very similar, if not identical. It will supposedly just cover 8x10 at f22. I have certainly never run out of movements on 4x5.

Wolf's long Apo-Ronars were sold on eBay.de last year. From memory, the one shown on the camera in this the second image in this thread looks like the 1200.

[Len Middleton]

As a certified "packrat" (genetic issue, as I am the son of a packrat), I happen to have a Rodenstock "Lenses for Large Format Cameras" brochure dated 4/89 that lists the 420mm Apo Ronar f9 (no "CL" indication).

The 420mm appears to be a bit of an "odd bird" as the 150mm, 240mm, 300, & 360mm are listed as 48 degree angle of view @ f22, the 480mm & 600mm are listed at 46 degrees and the 420mm is listed as 42 degrees. All (150mm to 600mm)are four element designs.

Image circle for the 420mm is listed as being 323mm @ f22, and lists shift limits at infinity for 8x10.

Let me know if you need any other information on that lens.

Hope that helps,

Len