14.5 in verito - examples

[gbogatko]

I have a 14.5 inch verito, and would like to see examples of its use.

It's not the easiest lens to use, either on a 4x5 or an 8x10. So far my efforts are OK by sheer luck, but most just look out of focus.

Thus pointers (real pictures) to good use of this particular lens (not SF lenses in general) would be much appreciated.

George

[ljsegil]

I'm just learning myself, figuring I'll just have to burn some film learning its quirks. This shot on Wehman 8x10, Velvia 50, 14.5" Verito with a studio shutter (just managed to hit the timing right, really a bad shutter for work outdoors. Colors livened up a bit using Lab in PS3.
LJS

[Jim Galli]

Here are a couple of old favorites.


http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/AmargosaDreamsII.jpg
amargosa dreams ii

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/AmargosaDreams.jpg
amargosa dreams

I won't claim they are good uses.

Also some wonderful things and vastly different visions of possible use on the Verito Post (http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?t=25518).

[Jan Pedersen]

Jim, Amargosa Dreams ii is special, i like it a lot.

jan

[Jim Galli]

Jim, Amargosa Dreams ii is special, i like it a lot.

jan

Thanks jan :)

[ljsegil]

Hey Jim, have you ever thought of putting together a workshop for the rest of us poor yokels? Maybe then we could begin to learn how to get just a small fraction of the image quality out of our lenses that you wring so seemingly effortlessly from yours?

I had forgotten to add,the coleus shot posted above was shot wide open, and I actually had attempted to focus on the area of the planting that actually most closely resembles being focused (quick game, try to guess which part of the picture that may be? Like so many of my shots, regardless of optic, focus is illusory--chronic recurrent, seemingly inoperable, operator error. But, like Sisyphus, I am compelled to keep trying).

And it is all still fun!

Larry

[Jim Galli]

Hey Jim, have you ever thought of putting together a workshop for the rest of us poor yokels? Maybe then we could begin to learn how to get just a small fraction of the image quality out of our lenses that you wring so seemingly effortlessly from yours?

I had forgotten to add,the coleus shot posted above was shot wide open, and I actually had attempted to focus on the area of the planting that actually most closely resembles being focused (quick game, try to guess which part of the picture that may be? Like so many of my shots, regardless of optic, focus is illusory--chronic recurrent, seemingly inoperable, operator error. But, like Sisyphus, I am compelled to keep trying).

And it is all still fun!

Larry

:) not really. I have toyed with doing one on one sessions where someone who thinks they want to go nuts spending large amounts of $$$$ on old lenses could come and see everything in one place, make a bunch of pictures with different types, and take some negs and a whole lot of info back home with them. Toyed is the key word here.

[stefan d]

Hallo George,
here is one made on 4x5 with a 8 3/4" Verito. If you would like to see more photos of these style go to http://wideopen1.squarespace.com/

http://www.stefandieterich.de/inhalt/images/galerie5/ga5_2.jpg

[gbogatko]

Thank you all, and keep them coming.

gb

[ljsegil]

Since I guess we're diversifying a bit in lens FL, here's two, both 9" Verito wide open, Canham 5x7, Portra 160NC, studio shutter attempt at some unknown shutter speed.
LJS

[wfwhitaker]

It's not the easiest lens to use, either on a 4x5 or an 8x10. So far my efforts are OK by sheer luck, but most just look out of focus.

I've found the Verito difficult to focus wide open. Sometimes I resort to stopping down, focusing, then opening up to the desired stop. But I'm not certain that there's no focus shift, either. At any rate, wide open it's such a broad brush it probably wouldn't matter. One thing I would check, however, is to make sure your camera focuses accurately with a sharp lens. If your ground glass is not at the focal plane, you'll only compound your troubles whatever lens you use.

While it doesn't deal specifically with the 14 1/2" version, this page (http://wfwhitaker.com/tech/verito.htm) may be helpful. For some reason Google won't pick it up, even several pages into the search for "verito". It's only been up for five years, so you'd think by now it would be in the cache. I don't know what it takes to get a search engine to notice me. The page has the word "verito" all through it. I just recently added that to the keywords; maybe that'll help. Search engines must be women.

[Brian Bullen]

Hallo George,
here is one made on 4x5 with a 8 3/4" Verito. If you would like to see more photos of these style go to http://wideopen1.squarespace.com/

http://www.stefandieterich.de/inhalt/images/galerie5/ga5_2.jpg

Stefan, beautiful image!

[stefan d]

Thanks Brian !

[Jim Galli]

Two more favorites. Both with the 18" Verito. This will be an advertisement for Will Whitakers 7X11 Eastman camera that is languishing in the for sale section here. While I cannot use the 18 Verito on the normal Kodak 2D 8X10, I can on the Eastman 7X11 and the combination has proven breathtaking over and over.


http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Great_Race/LaSalle711_2s.jpg
nicolas walker

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/Great_Race/LaSalle711_4s.jpg
'29 La Salle

[gbogatko]

While it doesn't deal specifically with the 14 1/2" version, this page (http://wfwhitaker.com/tech/verito.htm) may be helpful.

Yes indeed, and thank you very much.

gb

[gbogatko]

Hallo George,
here is one made on 4x5 with a 8 3/4" Verito. If you would like to see more photos of these style go to http://wideopen1.squarespace.com/

I did, and I joined.
I may have crashed the site as well when uploading things..... :-(

sigh

George

[jnantz]

I've found the Verito difficult to focus wide open. Sometimes I resort to stopping down, focusing, then opening up to the desired stop. .



will

THAT is exactly how instructions for the veritar suggest one focuses it
( modified verito ) ... it says to stop down to f8 or so focus, then open the lens up to shoot ...

[Jim Galli]

Here are 2 new ones with the 14.5 Verito, done this AM.


http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/021502/14Veritof4.jpg
pedal car and puddle duck 14 1/2 Verito f4

http://tonopahpictures.0catch.com/021502/14Veritof6.jpg
pedal car and puddle duck 14 1/2 Verito f6

The change between f4 and f6 is subtle. Rain is rare in Tonopah. I looked out the garage door at this scene and thought perhaps making a pic or 2 with this lens would help it find a new owner. The difference in lighting is from the sun going in and out of the clouds, not the aperture.