Hey, from Texas I've recently stated shooting 4x5

[Marlon M]

181594

Hello I"m from Texas
I recently stated shooting 4x5 with a Toyo-view G, Schneider Componon 150 lens in a linhof synchro-compur shutter, and I'm developing with pyrocat hd.

It's my understanding that the Schneider Componon 150/5.6 is actually an enlarging lens.

[Luis-F-S]

It's my understanding that the Schneider Componon 150/5.6 is actually an enlarging lens.

Yup, they fitted some in shutter to be used for closeups. I have a 240 Componon-S in Compur. L

[Marlon M]

Yup, they fitted some in shutter to be used for closeups. I have a 240 Componon-S in Compur. L
What subject do you use your 240 Componon-S mainly for?

[fj55mike]

Hi Marlon,
Where in Texas? There's a lot of folks from all the big cities here on the LFF board.

[Marlon M]

Nacogdoches, Texas

[Pere Casals]

It's my understanding that the Schneider Componon 150/5.6 is actually an enlarging lens.

Yes, here you have manufacturer's information: https://www.schneideroptics.com/ecommerce/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?CID=176&IID=1983 (for the S version)

An enlarging lens generally is optimized for close subjects, very flat plane of focus and low distortion.

Also in general (there are exceptioms) it won't work optimally for distant subjects, coatings may not be as good as those in regular taking lenses and angle of coverage is not great.

One may attach a componon in a view camera for macro, for close subjects or for table top photography, if used for distant subjects then stopping the lens (f/22 or 16) may help. The primary schneider lens that was designed to be mounted in view cameras was the Symmar, Symmar-S, Apo Symmar...

No problem to start with the componon, but in the future you may want a rgular taking lens for general photography.

[Marlon M]

Thanks for the advice.

[consummate_fritterer]

Nacogdoches, Texas

Any place that fer northeast o' Austin is gittin' too durn close to Yankee territory fer my like-'en.

[Pere Casals]

Thanks for the advice.

Let me add that if you unscreew a bit the front cell, thus increasing the separation between cells, the enlarging lens should work slightly better for distant subjects, I don't know how many tours you should unscreew the front cell to have best performance for distant subjects, but you can make a test by unscreewing 2 and 4 tours, if you see some improvement then you may place a shim of the proper thickness.

[Marlon M]

Interesting, I'll try that sometime. I was mainly planning on using the lens for portraiture of subjects not that far away for now.

[Marlon M]

Nacogdoches isn't so bad...lots of trees