G-Claron 305mm coverage

[Thierry Schreiner]

Hi to all,

I just put my 305mm G-claron on my 14x17 inch camera and was surprised to see it covers the format nicely. A really large wide-angle, but seemingly sharp to the edge.

What is the real usable coverage of this lens ?

Does anyone out there use the 305mm G-claron on such a large format and what is your experience?

Thank's for sharing and best regards

Thierry

[Don Hutton]

I've used it a lot on 11x14 - has room for decent movements, but I am very surprized it covers 14x17.

[Thierry Schreiner]

Don,

It really does. At full aperture, I can rise the lens to about one inch before the corners darken.

Best regards

Thierry

[Don Hutton]

Yes - but stop it down to say f45 and can you, through the front of the lens, see each corner of the ground glass completely? - that will tell you if it does actually cover at f45...

[John Powers]

Michael Mutmansky used it on his 7x17 a lot. I tried, but needed a 12" Dagor to get the movements I wanted.

John