400mm f:8 Tele Congo

[Kevin Crisp]

Does anybody have experience with one of these? I'd appreciate your thoughts on it.

[Bernice Loui]

Previous discussed on LFF..
https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?147596-Congo-400mm-f8-sharpness-on-a-budget

Currently own/use the 500mm f9.5 Tele Congo on 6x9, excellent tele lens for 6x9. Plenty of camera movements (bit whacky), plenty "sharp", good contrast with modest bellows/camera extension for a 500mm lens. Light weight, smallish in a Copal# 1 shutter. Image circle likely not quite enough for 4x5.
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Bernice