aopie
19-Jun-2012, 12:33
I'm shooting tintypes on a J.T. Chapman 19th Century full plate camera (6.5"x8.5" max). I want to find the right lens to allow me to do full (head to toes plus some room) double portraits. I have tried all the medium/large format lenses I have and they all seem to need to come closer to the film plane than my camera will allow - they won't focus as far away as I need to get the field of view I want. Can anyone advise as to lenses that would give me the viewing area I need without coming so close to the film plane? Is it particular mm of lense that would do this or is it more specialized than that? I don't mind some fall-off at the edges. If it just isn't possible to get what I want with this camera I'll probably work on getting an 8x10 but I would like to make this one work if I can.
J.T.Chapman camera specs:
Minimum bellows extension: 8.5"
Maximum bellows extension: 18-19"
I've tried these lenses (what I happen to have):
Textronix Ilex 3 inch Oscillo-Paragon 75mm 1:0.85x f1.9
Kodak Ektar 203mm f7.7
Caltar II-E 150mm f6:3
Ross Rapid Symmetrical 9x7 (brass barrel lens - approx 10.5" focal length - to film plane)
Thanks!!!
Alexandra
J.T.Chapman camera specs:
Minimum bellows extension: 8.5"
Maximum bellows extension: 18-19"
I've tried these lenses (what I happen to have):
Textronix Ilex 3 inch Oscillo-Paragon 75mm 1:0.85x f1.9
Kodak Ektar 203mm f7.7
Caltar II-E 150mm f6:3
Ross Rapid Symmetrical 9x7 (brass barrel lens - approx 10.5" focal length - to film plane)
Thanks!!!
Alexandra