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    150mm G Claron on 4X10?

    Anybody tried this? It covers 5X7 with lots of movement. Thought I'd try it out this weekend but was wondering if anyone else had tried it. Thanks.

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    Re: 150mm G Claron on 4X10?

    Apologies in advance for this being a bit off-topic, but: I'm waiting delivery of a 150mm G Claron lens in a Compur 0 shutter to use on a 612 Fotoman. Could you suggest any tests of the lens given this camera setup once I have it in hand?

    Thanks in advance for your replies.

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    Re: 150mm G Claron on 4X10?

    Give it a try but I used my 150 on my 5x7 and when photographing an old engine house with a rather tall chimney a couple of weeks ago I did get some vignetting. It's gotta be worth a try though, It should work for less extreme shots.
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    Re: 150mm G Claron on 4X10?

    Will closing down the shutter reduce the vignetting?

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    Re: 150mm G Claron on 4X10?

    I have used this lens a bit on 5×8"/13×18cm and thanks to my style of shooting recently (landscapes with a lot of clouds - some rise), I have run out of coverage quite often. But if I'm modest with the movements, it's an excellent lens.

    Stopping it down helps a bit (well, I don't know exactly to what amount, I have not done any rigorous testing. But when I'm using some rise with it, I always stop down to have a larger IC if possible...).

    Those shots here on my website are done with a G-Claron 150mm.

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    Re: 150mm G Claron on 4X10?

    Im looking forward to this answer as well- I would love to add a 4x10 lens of approx this focal length without going broke. I realize there are quite a few uncoated gems that probably work great for B&W work, but I shoot primarily color and often facing the sun somewhat so coatings are kind of a must for me.

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    Re: 150mm G Claron on 4X10?

    I know everyone says that Schneider's coverage claims are conservative, but still and all 4x10 (diagonal 274 mm) has to be a stretch for the 150/9 G-Claron. Schneider claims 189 mm for the plasmat type, 191 mm for the dagor type, at f/22 at infinity.

    I'm afraid we've fallen into treating "illuminates" as "covers."

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    Re: 150mm G Claron on 4X10?

    OK, then I will give it a shot this weekend and report back.

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    Re: 150mm G Claron on 4X10?

    Are we talking the factory mounted or the user mounted ones? It'll light 8x10 plus a bit. I wouldn't claim the corners are sharp but they sure weren't dark straight on. I forget how much movement before they went dark.

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    Re: 150mm G Claron on 4X10?

    Oh BTW the Fuji-W isn't any more expensive normally. Faster. Similar size. Same sort of coverage.

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