Magne G.
20-May-2019, 13:22
I'm looking to buy my first LF camera and stumbled upon a Sinar P2 with a bunch of lenses. Of course this is a lot more than I need, but this offer includes a lot of other equipment I do need for a reasonable price so I'm considering it anyway. The seller has never used the equipment, so I have to piece the information together myself before I inspect it in person (if I'm still interested). The lenses included are:
60mm/4 Sinaron digital High Resolution
80mm/4 Sinaron digital High Resolution
Sinaron SE 75 Deg 135/5,6 DB
Sinaron SE 180/5,6 DB
Symmar S 210/5,6 DB
Symmar S 150/5,6 DB
Super Angulon 90/8 DB
Super Angulon 65/8 DB
Apo Nikkor 240/9
Apo Nikkor 600/9
Zeiss Planitar 150/4,5
A Sinarcam is also included, but I'm primarily interested in using the camera with 4x5" film.
My questions:
Is this a useful collection of lenses for starting out? What would you say characterize these lenses? What are they good for and what not? What do I get with these lenses and what not?
I plan to primarily shoot outdoors and with natural light. How much of a problem is it that the Sinar Auto Aperture Shutter has a minimal exposure time of 1/60? Considering that almost all lenses depend on it. With DB-mount lenses, is there any other shutter available than the Sinar Expolux?
Is a Sinarcam good for anything nowadays?
The original post:
If I'm correct, what I'm looking at should be a Sinar P2 camera, a Sinar shutter and the lenses mentioned. The Sinar shutter would be mounted behind any DB lens and removed when using any of the non-DB lenses, is that correct? My initial thought about the Sinar shutter, which I assume is a S
(There are the related threads I found: 1 (https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?6702-What-s-a-Sinar-auto-shutter-and-a-DB-mounted-lens),
2 (https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?136167-Sinar-Shutters), 3 (https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?129478-Sinar-P2-and-non-db-lenses).)
Is there any reason to avoid DB-mount lenses? (Or is there any other reason to steer clear of the lenses listed?) What kind of photography does such a collection of lenses indicate?
Finally, can anyone tell me what I'm looking at in this photo?
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60mm/4 Sinaron digital High Resolution
80mm/4 Sinaron digital High Resolution
Sinaron SE 75 Deg 135/5,6 DB
Sinaron SE 180/5,6 DB
Symmar S 210/5,6 DB
Symmar S 150/5,6 DB
Super Angulon 90/8 DB
Super Angulon 65/8 DB
Apo Nikkor 240/9
Apo Nikkor 600/9
Zeiss Planitar 150/4,5
A Sinarcam is also included, but I'm primarily interested in using the camera with 4x5" film.
My questions:
Is this a useful collection of lenses for starting out? What would you say characterize these lenses? What are they good for and what not? What do I get with these lenses and what not?
I plan to primarily shoot outdoors and with natural light. How much of a problem is it that the Sinar Auto Aperture Shutter has a minimal exposure time of 1/60? Considering that almost all lenses depend on it. With DB-mount lenses, is there any other shutter available than the Sinar Expolux?
Is a Sinarcam good for anything nowadays?
The original post:
If I'm correct, what I'm looking at should be a Sinar P2 camera, a Sinar shutter and the lenses mentioned. The Sinar shutter would be mounted behind any DB lens and removed when using any of the non-DB lenses, is that correct? My initial thought about the Sinar shutter, which I assume is a S
(There are the related threads I found: 1 (https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?6702-What-s-a-Sinar-auto-shutter-and-a-DB-mounted-lens),
2 (https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?136167-Sinar-Shutters), 3 (https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?129478-Sinar-P2-and-non-db-lenses).)
Is there any reason to avoid DB-mount lenses? (Or is there any other reason to steer clear of the lenses listed?) What kind of photography does such a collection of lenses indicate?
Finally, can anyone tell me what I'm looking at in this photo?
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