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scrichton
14-Dec-2008, 18:13
I've been looking at older 135mm symmars (linhof shuttered one).
Would these cover 4x5 or are they from the 6x9 technicas?
Not overly bothered about movements.
Should cover 4x5. Schneider's "Vintage Lens Data" page says 190mm @ f16.
It covers 4x5 fine...not much room for movements but, adequate coverage. Of course, you can always move the back (tilt & swing) and stay within the image circle.
I have two...my most used lens in the field.
Ole Tjugen
15-Dec-2008, 00:02
The 135mm Symmar is a very nice and useful little lens: First of all, it's in a #0 shutter - smaller than the #1 that the 150mm Symmar is in.
Second, if you ever need to get very close to small things, simply swapping the two lens cells gives you a lens that's optimised for 3:1 and should give decent results all the way from 1:1 to 10:1!
scrichton
15-Dec-2008, 08:52
thanks a lot guys. Looks like I know what is on my shopping list.
Just out of interest what would this be like in a head to head with a Rodenstock Ysarex 127mm for quality?
Frank Petronio
15-Dec-2008, 08:57
indistinguishable
Dan Fromm
15-Dec-2008, 10:35
indistinguishableFrom what, Frank?
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