John O'Connell
16-Aug-2000, 19:38
I looked at a 360mm Imagon (in a Compound shutter, I believe)recently, contempla ting a move to 8x10 I'd like to eventually make. Eventually I'd like to work in 8x10 Polaroid -- money willing.
I'd originally thought I'd use a 360mm G-Claron when I made the jump, but I thou ght I'd never run across an 360mm Imagon. My use for the lens would be close po rtraiture and found still life: my subject sizes are usually between 5"x5" and a bout 10'x15'. I'll only need to contact print the results.
I have no doubt that I'd find the adjustable soft-focus effect useful with the I magon. My questions are:
1) will it cover 8x10?
2) how sharp is it at the smaller apertures (per markings on the disks)? Sharp enough for contact prints, I assume, but if I try to use it on my 4x5 will it be OK for 11x14's? 8x10's?
3) what will it stop down to with the disks? has anyone used waterhouse stops w ith these lenses?
4) or is the 360 G-Claron so good I shouldn't imagine using anything else? (I'v e had some success using my 150 Sironar at f/8 for a softer look without the fla red highlights, a technique which I would assume works on the G-Clarons at f/9 o r f/11.)
Guess I'll have to get serious about a camera now...
I'd originally thought I'd use a 360mm G-Claron when I made the jump, but I thou ght I'd never run across an 360mm Imagon. My use for the lens would be close po rtraiture and found still life: my subject sizes are usually between 5"x5" and a bout 10'x15'. I'll only need to contact print the results.
I have no doubt that I'd find the adjustable soft-focus effect useful with the I magon. My questions are:
1) will it cover 8x10?
2) how sharp is it at the smaller apertures (per markings on the disks)? Sharp enough for contact prints, I assume, but if I try to use it on my 4x5 will it be OK for 11x14's? 8x10's?
3) what will it stop down to with the disks? has anyone used waterhouse stops w ith these lenses?
4) or is the 360 G-Claron so good I shouldn't imagine using anything else? (I'v e had some success using my 150 Sironar at f/8 for a softer look without the fla red highlights, a technique which I would assume works on the G-Clarons at f/9 o r f/11.)
Guess I'll have to get serious about a camera now...