Macro Lens 8x10 for 2:1 - 5:1

[Ole Tjugen]

He was referring to the 210 and 300mm Makro Sironar lenses specifically. Not the lenses that you own.

No, I wasn't. I never refer to lenses I have no experience with or knowledge of.

I misremembered; the 150, 180 and 210mm Schneider Symmars are all in #1 shutters with different front and rear threads.

All others, from 100mm to 360mm, and in symmetrical shutters which lets the cells be swapped easily.

For the magnifications in question here, a 135mm or 100mm might be best - or a 240mm for longer working distance.

[Bob Salomon]

Bob, are you sure?

Positive. Those were the predecessors to the current Rodenstock Apo Macro Sironars which are shorter and do not require reversing the cells. The statement has nothing to do with regular Sironar, Sironar N, Sironar N MC, Apo Sironar N, Apo Sironar S or Apo Sironar or Apo Sironar W.

It was only for the Makro Sironar which are marked Makro Sironar.

[Bob Salomon]

No, I wasn't. I never refer to lenses I have no experience with or knowledge of.

I misremembered; the 150, 180 and 210mm Schneider Symmars are all in #1 shutters with different front and rear threads.

All others, from 100mm to 360mm, and in symmetrical shutters which lets the cells be swapped easily.

For the magnifications in question here, a 135mm or 100mm might be best - or a 240mm for longer working distance.

I was answering someone else's question, Ole, not yours.

[xfrench]

Hey all. I know this is an old thread, but while opinions come and go, people with them tend to stick around, so I thought I'd ask. That, and I have been reading over this post for a week now since I accidentally bought a Calumet C-1 8x10 off of Craigslist, no lens. Since I want to do small object shots, and contact print, I have been searching under macro and 8x10 and voila.
My problem is that yesterday I put money down on a lens at my local store, since I thought it was supposed to be ok for my purposes. It's a stretch for me to buy all of this gear all at once, but that's another matter. The lens is a Rodenstock 210mm Makro-sironar 5.6. I look here again and see that the info has been on the 120 and 180 models, which I find listed in the current literature (thanks Bob).
Anyone ready to calm my nerves? I assume it's a good lens, and worth what I promised to pay for it, but will it be good for 8x10 close-up work? A customer at the store searched on his phone and said it had a 500mm image circle... Anybody? Excitement and terror often seem the same...

[Ken Lee]

Image circle varies with bellows extension.

See this earlier thread: http://www.largeformatphotography.in...ironar-N-210mm

"Image circle at 1:3 is 350mm and at 1:1 is 525mm and at 3:1 it is 1050mm."

So for anything around 24x30 inches or smaller in size, it should have enough coverage.

The cells on the 210mm Rodenstock Macro Sironar can be reversed for magnification beyond 1:1

I have used this lens on 4x5 and 5x7 and have a high opinion of it. It's quite sharp at infinity distance too.

[xfrench]

Excellent. Thank you. Judging from your site, I believe you know what you are talking about.
Now all I have to do is come up with the rest of the payments and I'll be good to go (in May, probably)!