Anyone ever used a Schneider Componon 300mm F5.6 for shooting 8x10? I recently bought an old 8x10 and it had this lens on the lensboard. The camera needs restoring so I haven't tried this combo yet. It seems to be only focusses in shorter distances (portrait).
It is an enlarging lens,but you should be able to focus an image
The 300mm Componon's are huge heavy lenses I have one for my 19x8 enlarger and it'd be too heavy on a field camera.
As it focusses for portraits then Infinity means just less lens/screen distance which shouldn't be an issue, you'd need to tell us what camera, perhaps post some images.
The problem is the lens has no shutter and is too large for most anyway so that poses a problem.
Ian
The 300mm Componon cells will screw into a #3 Copal, I just checked mine.
While it was designed for enlarger use, many photographers decades ago used Componons for tabletop work, I have used a 210 in a #1 shutter as a taking lens several years ago and couldn't find any faults with it (and it had a chunk out of the front element as well).
Did this camera also have a packard shutter mounted in it?
The performance might surprise you. I have used one for a regular taking lens for 8x10 and 11x14 and have no complaints. I should mention though that I was only contact printing, so enlarging could be an altogether different matter.
It is mounted on an old Burke & James, no Packard shutter, but I suspect that the previous owner did use one (there is an opening in the lensboard). It is a big lens, and focussing at portrait distances is no problem for me because I plan to use the thing for portraits only.
How do I mount a Copal shutter? Any online resources for that?
You need LESS bellows for infinity, so if it focuses at shorter distances it should focus at infinity also.
The Componon cells should screw direcctly into a Copal 3 shutter.
The catch is that the cheapest way to buy a Copal shutter is with an old lens. Then you would not need to use the Componon!
Try using slow film. ASA 25 film should give you shutter speeds that can be managed with a lens cap.
That is what I was thinking....Originally Posted by jackpie
i shoot a 210 on a home made 10x8, my results showed that it can be used for closeup work with great results , but if you want to avoid problems at infinity then reverse the lens or you might get a hot spot
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