brendanbarry
30-Mar-2016, 12:46
Hi there,
I am currently building a (very basic) 20x16 inch camera as I have just bought some Harman Direct Positive Paper that size and was after a bit of advice about what lens to use if anyone could please help...
I have a Schneider - Kreuznach APO - Symmar 5.6/210mm Multicoating lens that I use on my 5x4 camera, I'm aware that this won't cover the 20x16 area but I read somewhere that someone used a -2 diopter on a 240mm lens that did so I was hoping I might get away with it, but I'm not sure exactly what is meant by a -2 diopter or where I could get one that would fit my lens. If it will work!
I'm on a budget so can't really afford to spend lots on a lens (I could stretch to £100-300 at this stage and will be saving for something better in the future if i get good results) so just looking for ways I can get started and get some images as I work on the design of the camera, getting money together etc.. I know I can use a pinhole but have experiment with this a lot in the past so now looking for a bit more control. (The inspiration for this project came from here and I am following a similar design http://petapixel.com/2013/02/12/building-a-20x16-inch-ultra-large-format-camera-by-hand/ . This will be Mark I, Mark II will be better I hope!).
Any advice on what I could use (and where to get it) or any tricks, tips or solutions would be really appreciated. Also can anyone suggest an 'ideal' lens I should be saving up for, mostly for portraits.
Many thanks,
Brendan
I am currently building a (very basic) 20x16 inch camera as I have just bought some Harman Direct Positive Paper that size and was after a bit of advice about what lens to use if anyone could please help...
I have a Schneider - Kreuznach APO - Symmar 5.6/210mm Multicoating lens that I use on my 5x4 camera, I'm aware that this won't cover the 20x16 area but I read somewhere that someone used a -2 diopter on a 240mm lens that did so I was hoping I might get away with it, but I'm not sure exactly what is meant by a -2 diopter or where I could get one that would fit my lens. If it will work!
I'm on a budget so can't really afford to spend lots on a lens (I could stretch to £100-300 at this stage and will be saving for something better in the future if i get good results) so just looking for ways I can get started and get some images as I work on the design of the camera, getting money together etc.. I know I can use a pinhole but have experiment with this a lot in the past so now looking for a bit more control. (The inspiration for this project came from here and I am following a similar design http://petapixel.com/2013/02/12/building-a-20x16-inch-ultra-large-format-camera-by-hand/ . This will be Mark I, Mark II will be better I hope!).
Any advice on what I could use (and where to get it) or any tricks, tips or solutions would be really appreciated. Also can anyone suggest an 'ideal' lens I should be saving up for, mostly for portraits.
Many thanks,
Brendan